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move a mountain with a tooothpick

Polish translation: strzelać z procy do słonia

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English term or phrase:move a mountain with a tooothpick
Polish translation:strzelać z procy do słonia
Entered by: Polangmar

00:53 May 25, 2011
English to Polish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / przysłowie
English term or phrase: move a mountain with a tooothpick
czy ktoś ma pomysł na odpowiadające temu przysłowie/powiedzenie?
Monika Szyszlowska
Mexico
Local time: 20:58
strzelać z procy do słonia
Explanation:
W podanym kontekście - jest nawet kilka wystąpień: http://tinyurl.com/42o39xc .
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Polangmar
Poland
Local time: 04:58
Grading comment
dziekuję
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3strzelać z procy do słonia
Polangmar
4zawracanie kijem Wisły
allp
3porywać się z patykiem na słońce
geopiet


Discussion entries: 14





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
zawracanie kijem Wisły


Explanation:
albo porywanie się z motyką na Słońce

allp
Poland
Local time: 04:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 110

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Polangmar: Nie pasuje do kontekstu. || Ja też nie znałem, więc spytałem.:) - porywanie się z motyką/patykiem na słońce to pogoń za mrzonkami (nie pasuje do walki z rekinem).
28 mins
  -> Nie znałam kontekstu podając odpowiedź. Ale druga propozycja pasuje.
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
porywać się z patykiem na słońce


Explanation:


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Note added at 8 hrs (2011-05-25 09:18:55 GMT)
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zamiast motyki

geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 97

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Polangmar: porywać się z patykiem zamiast motyki na słońce? - czyli że z motyką byłyby większe szanse?
7 hrs
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
strzelać z procy do słonia


Explanation:
W podanym kontekście - jest nawet kilka wystąpień: http://tinyurl.com/42o39xc .


Polangmar
Poland
Local time: 04:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 190
Grading comment
dziekuję

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  p_t
2 hrs
  -> Dziękuję.:)
agree  Anna Bajor-Ciciliati
5 hrs
  -> Dziękuję.:)
agree  Beata Claridge
5 hrs
  -> Dziękuję.:)
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