spalić na panewce

== Polish == === Etymology === Literally, “to burn on [the] flash pan”, from the fact that in old firearm designs, gunpowder would sometimes combust on the flash pan, causing the bullet not to be released. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspa.lit͡ɕ na‿paˈnɛf.t͡sɛ/ Syllabification: spa‧lić na‿pa‧new‧ce === Verb === spalić na panewce pf (intransitive, idiomatic, literary) to die on the vine, to fizzle, to fizzle out, to go off half-cocked, to go up in flames, to go up in smoke Synonym: wziąć w łeb ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “coś spaliło na panewce”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “spalić na panewce”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)