Glossary entry

Polish term or phrase:

żyć nie umierać

English translation:

life couldn't be any better; this is the life; what more can you ask for?; it's heaven on earth

Added to glossary by Darius Saczuk
Sep 21, 2011 19:02
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Polish term

żyć nie umierać

Polish to English Art/Literary Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
"cieszmy się i bawmy, pijmy, żyć nie umierać!"
Change log

Sep 24, 2011 18:04: Darius Saczuk changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/695645">Magdalena K.'s</a> old entry - "żyć nie umierać"" to ""life could not be any better""

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life could not be any better

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Note added at 8 mins (2011-09-21 19:10:32 GMT)
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or: what more can you ask for?

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Note added at 9 mins (2011-09-21 19:11:32 GMT)
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or: This is the life!

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Peer comment(s):

agree Rafal Piotrowski : "what more can you ask for?" - I like this one :)
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Thanks, Rafal. ;-)
agree Dorota Madrzyk : Ja jestem za "hell ya this is life!":)
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;-). Dzięki. Dorota. :-)
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it's heaven on earth

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life is a beach

tak na luzie ....

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life’s a beach
Meaning: life is good or easy - http://wilsworldofwords.com/category/english-expressions-and...

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Although the expression 'life's a beach' may have originated as a pun for 'life's a bitch', it's also a statement on it's own, that life is not a bitch at all, rather, life's a beach. As zazap said, it signifies that the wearer views life as a pleasant beach - sun, surf, relaxation... - http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=570773

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It's a riff on the phrase "life's a bitch" (meaning life can be difficult and unpleasant) which turns it around into a positive. "Life's a beach" means that, at that moment at least, life was nothing but wonderful - http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/18563/what-does-l...

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