Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
przynieś - podaj - pozamiataj
English translation:
beck and call
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Fitzcarraldo
Jul 26, 2016 13:38
7 yrs ago
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Polish term
przynieś - podaj - pozamiataj
Polish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Przykładowy kontekst znalazłem na stronie sjp.pwn.pl : "w wielu szpitalach psycholog funkcjonuje na zasadzie: przynieś - podaj - pozamiataj."
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beck and call
the link below gives an interesting background to the phrase...
so I'd say: "...is at everyone's beck and call..."
so I'd say: "...is at everyone's beck and call..."
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
: You rang, my lady?//How big a broom do I need?
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please fetch the broom, sweep the floor and shovel that muck out of my life. Thank you.// It's the skill of the sweeper that counts...
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mike23
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Thanks Mike :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Bardzo dziękuję!"
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
United States
Native in Polish
&
English
Works in field
United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English 
, Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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96
low-skilled labor
Tak to brzmi.
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Note added at 9 mins (2016-07-26 13:47:55 GMT)
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as common laborers doing thankless jobs/chores
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Note added at 9 mins (2016-07-26 13:47:55 GMT)
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as common laborers doing thankless jobs/chores
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
United States
Native in Polish
&
English
Works in field
United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English , Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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96
fetch, sweep, and shovel
This is not an exact translation but it gives the sense of the work involved. This is also the title of a song.
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LilianNekipelov
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Thank you, Lilian. Unfortunately, the lyrics of the song are unavailable.
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odd-jobber
odd-jobbed, odd-jobbing.
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to work at a series of unrelated or unspecialized jobs, often of a low-paying or menial nature. - http://www.dictionary.com/browse/odd-job?qsrc=2446
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to work at a series of unrelated or unspecialized jobs, often of a low-paying or menial nature. - http://www.dictionary.com/browse/odd-job?qsrc=2446
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Beata Claridge
Native in Polish
Polish-English Certified Translator
Native in: Polish (Variants: Standard-Poland, Old Polish, Silesian (śląski))
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish
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42
errand boy
lub pageboy, jak nasz chlopiec na posylki
w drugim. pejoratywnym znaczeniu: Someone in a responsible position who performs relatively menial tasks for a senior manager
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/errand boy
w drugim. pejoratywnym znaczeniu: Someone in a responsible position who performs relatively menial tasks for a senior manager
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/errand boy
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dogsbody
From oxforddictionaries.com:
"British
informal
A person who is given menial tasks to do, especially a junior in an office."
"British
informal
A person who is given menial tasks to do, especially a junior in an office."
Discussion
świetne skojarzenie. Masz gotową odpowiedź geopiet.
... scrub the terrace, sweep the halls and the stairs, clean the chimneys ..