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wkładać łopatą do głowy

//ˈfkwa.dat͡ɕ wɔˈpa.tɔw̃ dɔ‿ˈɡwɔ.vɘ//
Polishverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to explain to someone like a five-year-old (to explain something patiently and in simple terms)
    • "Zdaje się, że jednak zrozumiał" - pomyslała Ewa. - "Wszystko mu trzeba wkładać łopatą do głowy... trzeba zajrzeć do Basi!"

      "It seems like he actually did understand everything," Eva thought. "You have to explain everything to him like a five-year-old... You've got to look to Basia!

Synonyms & related words

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Etymology

Literally, “to put [something] into [someone's] head with a shovel”.

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