kłaść głowę pod ewangelię

Polish

Etymology

Literally, to put [one's] head under [the] gospel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwaʑd͡ʑ ˈɡwɔ.vɛ pɔd ɛ.vaŋˈɡɛ.ljɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛljɛ

Verb

kłaść głowę pod ewangelię impf (perfective położyć głowę pod ewangelię)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, literary) to risk unnecessarily
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic, proscribed) to swear (to take an oath)
    Synonym: przysięgać

Conjugation

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