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Glossary entry

Polish term or phrase:

licho mnie podkusiło

English translation:

the devil made me do it

Added to glossary by Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
Jun 10, 2021 10:51
2 yrs ago
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Polish term

licho mnie podkusiło

Polish to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
typowe wyrażenie :)
Proposed translations (English)
3 +3 the devil made me do it
3 +1 something (satan/devil) tempted me
Change log

Jun 10, 2021 11:04: Crannmer changed "Language pair" from "English to Polish" to "Polish to English"

Jun 24, 2021 10:38: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

+3
1 min
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the devil made me do it

Use this all the time.

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Note added at 5 mins (2021-06-10 10:56:59 GMT)
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https://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/32/messages/825.ht...
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/devil-made-me-do-it....
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/175443/idiom-for-bla...
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/2502362.html
Peer comment(s):
agree Darius Saczuk : "The Devil tempted me" will work, too.
7 mins
Indeed, it will. Thank you, Dariusz.
agree mike23
2 hrs
I am not an expert in this discipline.
agree allp
1 day 10 hrs
Dziękuję allp.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
10 mins

something (satan/devil) tempted me

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Peer comment(s):
agree Jacek Rogala (X)
47 mins
dziękuję
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