odwracać kota ogonem

== Polish == === Etymology === Literally, “to turn [the] cat around [by its] tail”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔdˈvra.t͡sat͡ɕ ˈkɔ.ta ɔˈɡɔ.nɛm/ Syllabification: od‧wra‧cać ko‧ta o‧go‧nem === Verb === odwracać kota ogonem impf (perfective odwrócić kota ogonem) (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to turn on its head (to misrepresent something by distorting the facts about it) Synonym: kłamać ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “odwracać kota ogonem”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “odwracać kota ogonem”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)