częste mycie skraca życie

== Polish == === Etymology === Rhyme, literally, “frequent washing shortens [one's] life”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʂɛw̃s.tɛ ˈmɘ.t͡ɕɛ ˈskra.t͡sa ˈʐɘ.t͡ɕɛ/, /ˈt͡ʂɛns.tɛ ˈmɘ.t͡ɕɛ ˈskra.t͡sa ˈʐɘ.t͡ɕɛ/ Syllabification: częs‧te my‧cie skra‧ca ży‧cie === Proverb === częste mycie skraca życie (idiomatic, humorous) one should not wash oneself too much Synonym: kto się umywa, tego ubywa ==== Usage notes ==== Used either to justify not wanting to wash oneself or said to someone else when they say they are going to wash themselves. === Further reading === “częste mycie skraca życie”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “częste mycie skraca życie”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)