deptać po piętach
Polish
Alternative forms
- następować na pięty, (less common) nadeptywać na pięty
Etymology
Literally, “to tread on [someone's] heels”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛp.tat͡ɕ pɔ ˈpjɛn.tax/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛntax
Verb
- (intransitive, idiomatic) to be hot on someone's heels (to chase someone) [+dative = whose]
- (intransitive, idiomatic) to be hot on someone's heels (to start to equal in competition) [+dative = whose]
Conjugation
Conjugation of deptać po piętach: see deptać.
Further reading
- ktoś depcze po piętach komuś in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- deptać po piętach in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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