umarł w butach

== Polish == === Etymology === Literally, “[he] died in shoes”, or more loosely translated as “[he] died with [his] shoes on”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈu.marw ˈvbu.tax/ Syllabification: u‧marł w‿bu‧tach === Phrase === umarł w butach (colloquial, idiomatic) used to indicate that the situation is hopeless and nothing can be done about it === Further reading === “umarł w butach”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “umarł w butach”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)