pleść jak Piekarski na mękach

== Polish == === Etymology === Literally, “to blather like Piekarski in torture”. In 1620, mentally ill nobleman Michał Piekarski made an unsuccessful attempt on the life of King Sigismund III Vasa of Poland. During the investigation, the tortured Piekarski gave nonsensical testimony. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈplɛɕt͡ɕ ˈjak pjɛˈkar.ski na‿ˈmɛŋ.kax/ Syllabification: pleść jak Pie‧kar‧ski na‿mę‧kach === Verb === pleść jak Piekarski na mękach impf (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) alternative form of bredzić jak Piekarski na mękach ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “pleść jak Piekarski na mękach”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “pleść jak Piekarski na mękach”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)