"złapał Kozak Tatarzyna, a Tatarzyn za łeb trzyma" meaning in Polish

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Proverb

IPA: /ˈzwa.paw ˈkɔ.zak tataʐɨnaˌ a.taˈta.ʐɨn ˈza.wɛp ˈtʂɨ.ma/
Rhymes: -ɨma Etymology: Rhyme, literally, “a Cossack has caught a Tatar, but the Tatar holds his head”. (Tatars were stereotypically tall while Cossacks were short.) Etymology templates: {{m-g|a Cossack has caught a Tatar, but the Tatar holds his head}} “a Cossack has caught a Tatar, but the Tatar holds his head”, {{lit|a Cossack has caught a Tatar, but the Tatar holds his head|nocap=1}} literally, “a Cossack has caught a Tatar, but the Tatar holds his head” Head templates: {{head|pl|proverb|head=złapał Kozak Tatarzyna, a Tatarzyn za łeb trzyma}} złapał Kozak Tatarzyna, a Tatarzyn za łeb trzyma
  1. (idiomatic) someone in a conflict situation thinks they have won, but in fact it is the other party that has the upper hand Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-złapał_Kozak_Tatarzyna,_a_Tatarzyn_za_łeb_trzyma-pl-proverb-T57b04yq Categories (other): Polish entries with incorrect language header, Polish proverbs

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