"kombinować jak koń pod górę" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Polish]

IPA: /kɔm.biˈnɔ.vat͡ɕ jak ˈkɔɲ pɔd ˈɡu.rɛ/
Rhymes: -urɛ Etymology: Simile, literally "to try tricks like a horse up a hill". Head templates: {{pl-verb|impf|head=kombinować jak koń pod górę}} kombinować jak koń pod górę impf Inflection templates: {{pl-conj-see|kombinować}}
  1. (intransitive, simile, colloquial, idiomatic, derogatory) to overcomplicate, to come up with unnecessarily clever ways of solving a problem instead of using well-known solutions Tags: colloquial, derogatory, idiomatic, imperfective, intransitive
    Sense id: en-kombinować_jak_koń_pod_górę-pl-verb-Qq7nPR8t Categories (other): Polish similes, Polish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Polish entries with incorrect language header: 90 10
  2. (intransitive, simile, colloquial, idiomatic, derogatory) to put a lot of inept effort into something, especially by using trial and error Tags: colloquial, derogatory, idiomatic, imperfective, intransitive
    Sense id: en-kombinować_jak_koń_pod_górę-pl-verb-hXAlFXE9 Categories (other): Polish similes

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  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "impf",
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      "name": "pl-verb"
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      "args": {
        "1": "kombinować"
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      "name": "pl-conj-see"
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  "lang": "Polish",
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      "glosses": [
        "to overcomplicate, to come up with unnecessarily clever ways of solving a problem instead of using well-known solutions"
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          "come up with"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, simile, colloquial, idiomatic, derogatory) to overcomplicate, to come up with unnecessarily clever ways of solving a problem instead of using well-known solutions"
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        "(intransitive, simile, colloquial, idiomatic, derogatory) to put a lot of inept effort into something, especially by using trial and error"
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        "intransitive"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔm.biˈnɔ.vat͡ɕ jak ˈkɔɲ pɔd ˈɡu.rɛ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-urɛ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kombinować jak koń pod górę"
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    "Rhymes:Polish/urɛ"
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  "etymology_text": "Simile, literally \"to try tricks like a horse up a hill\".",
  "head_templates": [
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        "to overcomplicate, to come up with unnecessarily clever ways of solving a problem instead of using well-known solutions"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "overcomplicate",
          "overcomplicate"
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        [
          "come up with",
          "come up with"
        ]
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      ],
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          "inept",
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          "trial and error"
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      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "derogatory",
        "idiomatic",
        "imperfective",
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔm.biˈnɔ.vat͡ɕ jak ˈkɔɲ pɔd ˈɡu.rɛ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-urɛ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kombinować jak koń pod górę"
}

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