Złej baletnicy przeszkadza nawet rąbek spódnicy
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What it means
“A bad ballerina is bothered even by the hem of her skirt.” A bad craftsperson always blames their tools or circumstances. Used to dismiss excuses from someone who lacks skill.
English equivalent
A bad workman blames his tools.
Vocabulary
- baletnica — ballerina
- przeszkadzać — to bother, to get in the way
- rąbek — hem, edge
- spódnica — skirt
Grammar note
'Złej baletnicy' is the dative singular — 'przeszkadzać' takes the dative for the person bothered. 'Rąbek spódnicy' uses the genitive 'spódnicy' after 'rąbek'.
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