klękajcie narody

Definitions

1. 1.
   colloquialhumorousused to express approval or praise; hats off!

   • Ona tak świetnie gra na pianinie, że klękajcie narody!

     She plays the piano so well — simply hats off!

   • Nie jest to przesada żadna, ani też ułuda, Bo w Zakopanem każdy miał na to dowody, Że gdy się czasem polka Panu Bogu uda, To już, mówiąc poprostu, klękajcie narody!

     It is no exaggeration, nor an illusion, For everyone in Zakopane had evidence for this, That when God the Father sometimes succeeds in making a Polish woman, Then it is already — speaking simply — hats off!

   • Kochany i wielbiony także za to, że jak coś powie, to klękajcie narody! Obcmokiwano ten szemrany folklor, cytowano powiedzonka i żarciki wodza, schlebiano jego totumfackim.

     Also loved and adored for that, when he says something, then it's hats off! This shady folklore was kissed over, the sayings and the jokes of the chief were quoted, his factotum was flattered.

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