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Glossary entry

Polish term or phrase:

klamka zapadnie

English translation:

the die will be cast; that will be it; the game will be over; then it's curtains

Added to glossary by Darius Saczuk
Feb 15, 2015 05:38
9 yrs ago
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Polish term

klamka zapadnie

Polish to English Other Slang przysłowie
Bo jak nie zadzwonisz do 2 godziny jutro to będzie za późno, klamka zapadnie.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +7 the penny will drop, the dice will be cast, that will be it, the game will be over
3 +4 it's curtains/you can kiss it (all) goodbye/we are finished/we are history
3 +2 deal is/will be done, deal is over with, time's up
Change log

Feb 16, 2015 15:08: Darius Saczuk changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/82632">Krystina Wisniowska's</a> old entry - "klamka zapadnie"" to ""the penny will drop, the dice will be cast, that will be it, the game will be over""

Proposed translations

+7
38 mins
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the penny will drop, the dice will be cast, that will be it, the game will be over

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Peer comment(s):
agree mike23 : A great rendering of the idiomatic expression
28 mins
Thank you, Mike. ;-).
agree George BuLah (X) : Dzięki, Darku! Duzo dziś od Ciebie nauczyłem się!
1 hr
;-). Thanks, George.
agree Joanna Carroll : Except the first one as penny has dropped has a different meaning http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/280900.html. Also Julius Ceasar used a singular and said Alea iacta est the die has been cast
3 hrs
True. Thanks, Joanna.
agree Jacek Konopka
4 hrs
Kind thanks, Jacku.
agree Luke Evans : Ditto to both of Joanna's remarks
5 hrs
Yes. Thanks, Luke.
agree Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. : You've almost exhausted the category.
5 hrs
Argh...Thanks, Frank.
agree magdadh : That will be (about) it... lovely.
13 hrs
Kind thanks, Magda.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "The dice will be cast seems to be the best.... Thanks"
+4
7 hrs

it's curtains/you can kiss it (all) goodbye/we are finished/we are history

A few suggestions.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened Dr. Seuss.
Peer comment(s):
agree Jadwiga Wos : SOme good ones here, too.
8 hrs
Thank you, Jadwiga. Curtains drop on relationships, hence the double meaning.
agree mike23 : Agree with Jadwiga
8 hrs
I always do. Thank you, Michał. It's curtains and lights out.
agree Darius Saczuk
15 hrs
Dziękuję Dariuszu.
agree Joanna Carroll
21 hrs
Dziękuję Joanno.
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+2
8 hrs

deal is/will be done, deal is over with, time's up

Call ASAP before the deal is over.

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.,. it's too late. By then, the deal is done.


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.. it will be too late and time will be up

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Peer comment(s):
agree Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. : There is some finality to your answers.
2 mins
dziękuję
agree mike23
7 hrs
dziękuję
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