podbijać bębenka
Polish
Etymology
Literally, “to win over (someone's) drum”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔdˈbi.jad͡ʑ bɛmˈbɛŋ.ka/
- Rhymes: -ɛŋka
Verb
podbijać bębenka impf (perfective podbić bębenka)
- (colloquial, intransitive, idiomatic) to butter up, to toot someone's horn (to flatter in an attempt to please) [+dative = whom]
- Synonym: schlebiać
Conjugation
Conjugation of podbijać bębenka: see podbijać.
Further reading
- podbijać bębenka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- podbijać bębenka in Polish dictionaries at PWN