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przynieś - podaj - pozamiataj

English translation: beck and call

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Polish term or phrase:przynieś - podaj - pozamiataj
English translation:beck and call
Entered by: Fitzcarraldo

13:38 Jul 26, 2016
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Polish term or phrase: przynieś - podaj - pozamiataj
Przykładowy kontekst znalazłem na stronie sjp.pwn.pl : "w wielu szpitalach psycholog funkcjonuje na zasadzie: przynieś - podaj - pozamiataj."
Fitzcarraldo
Local time: 20:52
beck and call
Explanation:
the link below gives an interesting background to the phrase...

so I'd say: "...is at everyone's beck and call..."
Selected response from:

Joanna Carroll
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:52
Grading comment
Bardzo dziękuję!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2beck and call
Joanna Carroll
3 +1fetch, sweep, and shovel
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
3errand boy
Beata Claridge
3dogsbody
Korodzik
2low-skilled labor
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
2odd-jobber
geopiet


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
low-skilled labor


Explanation:
Tak to brzmi.

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Note added at 9 mins (2016-07-26 13:47:55 GMT)
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as common laborers doing thankless jobs/chores

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 14:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 96
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fetch, sweep, and shovel


Explanation:
This is not an exact translation but it gives the sense of the work involved. This is also the title of a song.

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 14:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 96

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LilianNekipelov
19 hrs
  -> Thank you, Lilian. Unfortunately, the lyrics of the song are unavailable.
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
beck and call


Explanation:
the link below gives an interesting background to the phrase...

so I'd say: "...is at everyone's beck and call..."


    Reference: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/beck-and-call.html
Joanna Carroll
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:52
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Bardzo dziękuję!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.: You rang, my lady?//How big a broom do I need?
56 mins
  -> please fetch the broom, sweep the floor and shovel that muck out of my life. Thank you.// It's the skill of the sweeper that counts...
agree  mike23
17 hrs
  -> Thanks Mike :)
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1 day 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
odd-jobber


Explanation:
odd-jobbed, odd-jobbing.
1.
to work at a series of unrelated or unspecialized jobs, often of a low-paying or menial nature. - http://www.dictionary.com/browse/odd-job?qsrc=2446

geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 93
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
errand boy


Explanation:
lub pageboy, jak nasz chlopiec na posylki
w drugim. pejoratywnym znaczeniu: Someone in a responsible position who performs relatively menial tasks for a senior manager
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/errand boy

Beata Claridge
Local time: 06:52
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 42
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888 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
dogsbody


Explanation:
From oxforddictionaries.com:

"British
informal
A person who is given menial tasks to do, especially a junior in an office."


    https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/dogsbody
Korodzik
Poland
Local time: 20:52
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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