uderz w stół, a nożyce się odezwą

== Polish == === Etymology === Literally, “hit [the] table and [the] scissors will speak up”. Originates from tables with drawers used by tailors. Hitting the table would cause the scissors to make a sound even if they were put away in the drawers, thereby making it easy to locate them. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (normal speech) /ˈu.dɛʂ ˈfstuw |a‿nɔˈʐɘ.t͡sɛ ɕɛ‿ɔˈdɛ.zvɔw̃/, (careful speech) /ˈu.dɛʂ ˈfstuw |a‿nɔˈʐɘ.t͡sɛ ɕɛw̃‿ɔˈdɛ.zvɔw̃/ Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually] === Proverb === uderz w stół, a nożyce się odezwą (idiomatic) a hit dog will holler (if someone loudly complains about a statement, it is because the statement applies to them) === Further reading === uderz w stół, a nożyce się odezwą in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN uderz w stół, a nożyce się odezwą in Polish dictionaries at PWN