po nitce do kłębka

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “along the thread to the ball”, an allusion to the Greek myth of Ariadne and the labyrinth.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔˈɲit.t͡sɛ dɔˈkwɛmp.ka/
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Rhymes: -ɛmpka

Adverb

po nitce do kłębka (not comparable)

(idiomatic) one thing led to another, that's all she wrote (following clues to a conclusion)

See also

nić Ariadny

Further reading

po nitce do kłębka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
po nitce do kłębka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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