Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
Z gówna bicza nie ukręcisz
English translation:
Can't make miracles happen./Can't make something out of nothing.
Added to glossary by
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
Feb 25, 2017 17:59
7 yrs ago
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Polish term
Z gówna bicza nie ukręcisz
Polish to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Przepraszam za wulgaryzm, szukam angielskiego odpowiednika, niekoniecznie wulgarnego, dziękuję.
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +1 | Can't make miracles happen./Can't make something out of nothing. | Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. |
2 | too many sellers and not enough customers | geopiet |
2 | you can't sell if no one's buying | geopiet |
Change log
Feb 27, 2017 14:25: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Can't make miracles happen./Can't make something out of nothing.
Based on the provided context.
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Note added at 40 mins (2017-02-25 18:39:14 GMT)
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Customers don't just grow on trees
customers don't come out of thin air
customers do not fall out of a clear blue sky
can't create customers out of thin air
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Note added at 40 mins (2017-02-25 18:39:14 GMT)
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Customers don't just grow on trees
customers don't come out of thin air
customers do not fall out of a clear blue sky
can't create customers out of thin air
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: I'm with "can't make something out of nothing".
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too many sellers and not enough customers
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Note added at 7 hrs (2017-02-26 01:08:13 GMT)
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too many peddlers / vendors ...
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Note added at 7 hrs (2017-02-26 01:08:13 GMT)
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too many peddlers / vendors ...
7 hrs
you can't sell if no one's buying
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