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nie miała baba kłopotu, kupiła sobie prosię

//ɲɛ‿ˈmja.wa ˈba.ba kwɔˈpɔ.tu |kuˈpi.wa ˈsɔ.bjɛ ˈprɔ.ɕɛ/ | /ɲɛ‿ˈmja.wa ˈba.ba kwɔˈpɔ.tu |kuˈpi.wa ˈsɔ.bjɛ ˈprɔ.ɕɛw̃//
Polishproverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    used when someone caused problems for themselves: well, you asked for it!

Etymology

Literally, “[the] lady did not have trouble, she bought herself [a] piglet”.

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