Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
zajechać, zajeździć samochód
English translation:
wear out a car, run a car into the ground
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Darius Saczuk
May 17, 2018 20:09
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Polish term
Poland
zajechać
Polish to English
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
"Zajedziemy to autko", fragment programu tv o samochodach
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | wear out, run into the ground |
Darius Saczuk
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| 3 | drive the car to death/till it give up the ghost |
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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Change log
May 17, 2018 20:40: Darius Saczuk changed "Field (write-in)" from "(none)" to "Automotive / Cars & Trucks"
May 23, 2018 09:35: Darius Saczuk Created KOG entry
May 23, 2018 09:44: Darius Saczuk changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/719042">Darius Saczuk's</a> old entry - "zajechać samochód"" to ""wear out a car, run a car into the ground""
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wear out, run into the ground
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AMERICAN IDIOMS DICTIONARY
run into the ground
2 to use something so much that it does not work any more
♢ I gave that car to my son and he ran it into the ground.
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Note added at 13 mins (2018-05-17 20:23:36 GMT)
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Jay Leno Predicts Future Collectible and Classic Cars
https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a4098/4312877/
Apr 9, 2009 - If you buy a car that you like, and it loses its value, at least you still like it. ... we want what we used to have--the cars we ran into the ground.
"A Bronx Tale" Star Nick Cordero Takes a Spin in a 2017 Bentley GT ...
https://www.forbes.com/.../a-bronx-tale-star-nick-cordero-an...
May 11, 2017 - NC: The only car I've ever owned was a Toyota Cressida that my ... from a neighbor in Toronto in the late 90s, which I just ran into the ground
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https://www.reddit.com/r/.../buy_a_new_car_and_run_it_into_t...
Sep 13, 2014 - 49 posts - 42 authors
I like to buy new and run into the ground. Every time I rent a car I can tell that some of them have been abused. People like to do things to them ...
What Constitutes Running A Car Into The Ground? — Digital Spy
https://forums.digitalspy.com › General Discussion
Jun 21, 2010 - 26 posts - 16 authors
Someone asked me if I was keeping my 10 year old car until it was in the ground and I couldn't ... My current car has been run into the ground.
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Going, Going, Gone-- A Ten Step Auction Guide - Hagerty
https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2004/10/17/...
Oct 17, 2004 - By the same token, don't wear the car out. Low mileage is a selling point when you decide to sell or trade up. Dream machines. Most collectible ...
MFYACT - (My First YACT) - Manual shifting of an automatic car ...
https://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=849205
Apr 12, 2002 - 28 posts - 17 authors
Any extra wear is extra wear. Even if its only 5% more wear per month it's still going to wear the car out 5% faster. Pretty simple stuff.
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Note added at 13 mins (2018-05-17 20:23:10 GMT)
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AMERICAN IDIOMS DICTIONARY
run into the ground
2 to use something so much that it does not work any more
♢ I gave that car to my son and he ran it into the ground.
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Note added at 13 mins (2018-05-17 20:23:36 GMT)
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Jay Leno Predicts Future Collectible and Classic Cars
https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a4098/4312877/
Apr 9, 2009 - If you buy a car that you like, and it loses its value, at least you still like it. ... we want what we used to have--the cars we ran into the ground.
"A Bronx Tale" Star Nick Cordero Takes a Spin in a 2017 Bentley GT ...
https://www.forbes.com/.../a-bronx-tale-star-nick-cordero-an...
May 11, 2017 - NC: The only car I've ever owned was a Toyota Cressida that my ... from a neighbor in Toronto in the late 90s, which I just ran into the ground
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Note added at 16 mins (2018-05-17 20:26:41 GMT)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/.../buy_a_new_car_and_run_it_into_t...
Sep 13, 2014 - 49 posts - 42 authors
I like to buy new and run into the ground. Every time I rent a car I can tell that some of them have been abused. People like to do things to them ...
What Constitutes Running A Car Into The Ground? — Digital Spy
https://forums.digitalspy.com › General Discussion
Jun 21, 2010 - 26 posts - 16 authors
Someone asked me if I was keeping my 10 year old car until it was in the ground and I couldn't ... My current car has been run into the ground.
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Note added at 18 mins (2018-05-17 20:28:50 GMT)
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Going, Going, Gone-- A Ten Step Auction Guide - Hagerty
https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2004/10/17/...
Oct 17, 2004 - By the same token, don't wear the car out. Low mileage is a selling point when you decide to sell or trade up. Dream machines. Most collectible ...
MFYACT - (My First YACT) - Manual shifting of an automatic car ...
https://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=849205
Apr 12, 2002 - 28 posts - 17 authors
Any extra wear is extra wear. Even if its only 5% more wear per month it's still going to wear the car out 5% faster. Pretty simple stuff.
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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drive the car to death/till it give up the ghost
This for sure will kill it.
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