liška podšitá
/[lɪʃka potʃɪtaː]/
Czechphrase
Definitions
- 1.fox (a cunning person, a person sly as a fox)
„A jejej,“ řekl doktor, který byl filuta, liška podšitá, lišák drbaný, kostelník pálený, kos vykutálený a šibal mazaný, neboť měl za ušima i za lubem, […]
Synonyms & related words
Related words (2)
- čertem podšitý
- liškou podšitý
Etymology
From liška (“fox”) + podšitý (“lined”). In the past animal fur used to be sometimes sown inside coats. At the same time there was a prejudice that some animal characteristics can be transferred to people by touching them. People wearing coats lined with fox fur were expected to have acquired characteristics like cunningness or slyness. Compare Polish tchórzem podszyty.