nosił wilk razy kilka, ponieśli i wilka
//ˈnɔ.ɕiw ˈvilk ˈra.zɘ ˈkil.ka |pɔˈɲɛ.ɕli i‿ˈvil.ka//
Polishproverb
Definitions
- 1.one can get away with bad behaviour only a few times before it is noticed and punished
Etymology
Rhyme, literally, “[the] wolf carried a few times, [and eventually the] wolf got carried too”, a reference to the wolf stealing sheep or other livestock to eat a few times before it was killed and carried as a trophy by hunters.