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głodnemu chleb na myśli

//ɡwɔdˈnɛ.mu ˈxlɛp na‿ˈmɘ.ɕli//
Polishproverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    someone who wants something will not stop thinking nor talking about that given thing; tongue ever turns to the aching tooth
  2. 2.
    humorousused in response to a Freudian slip to imply that the interlocutor deeply desires the thing they accidentally said

Etymology

Literally, “[a] hungry person has bread on their mind”.

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