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hiobowa wieść

//xjɔˈbɔ.va ˈvjɛɕt͡ɕ//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    Job's news (very bad news)

Etymology

Literally, “Job's news”. From the Biblical story in which many bad things happen to Job. Compare English Job's news, German Hiobsbotschaft.

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