zajechać
English translation: wear out a car, run a car into the ground
| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| 20:09 May 17, 2018 |
| Polish to English translations [PRO] General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Automotive / Cars & Trucks | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
|  Selected response from: Darius Saczuk United States Local time: 20:18 | ||||
Grading comment
| |||||
| Summary of answers provided | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 +1 | wear out, run into the ground |
| ||
| 3 | drive the car to death/till it give up the ghost |
|
| Discussion entries: 2 | |
|---|---|
Answers
9 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1wear out, run into the ground Explanation: 2 popular options -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 mins (2018-05-17 20:23:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN IDIOMS DICTIONARY run into the ground 2 to use something so much that it does not work any more ♢ I gave that car to my son and he ran it into the ground. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 mins (2018-05-17 20:23:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Jay Leno Predicts Future Collectible and Classic Cars https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a4098/4312877/ Apr 9, 2009 - If you buy a car that you like, and it loses its value, at least you still like it. ... we want what we used to have--the cars we ran into the ground. "A Bronx Tale" Star Nick Cordero Takes a Spin in a 2017 Bentley GT ... https://www.forbes.com/.../a-bronx-tale-star-nick-cordero-an... May 11, 2017 - NC: The only car I've ever owned was a Toyota Cressida that my ... from a neighbor in Toronto in the late 90s, which I just ran into the ground -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 mins (2018-05-17 20:26:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- https://www.reddit.com/r/.../buy_a_new_car_and_run_it_into_t... Sep 13, 2014 - 49 posts - 42 authors I like to buy new and run into the ground. Every time I rent a car I can tell that some of them have been abused. People like to do things to them ... What Constitutes Running A Car Into The Ground? — Digital Spy https://forums.digitalspy.com › General Discussion Jun 21, 2010 - 26 posts - 16 authors Someone asked me if I was keeping my 10 year old car until it was in the ground and I couldn't ... My current car has been run into the ground. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 mins (2018-05-17 20:28:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Going, Going, Gone-- A Ten Step Auction Guide - Hagerty https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2004/10/17/... Oct 17, 2004 - By the same token, don't wear the car out. Low mileage is a selling point when you decide to sell or trade up. Dream machines. Most collectible ... MFYACT - (My First YACT) - Manual shifting of an automatic car ... https://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=849205 Apr 12, 2002 - 28 posts - 17 authors Any extra wear is extra wear. Even if its only 5% more wear per month it's still going to wear the car out 5% faster. Pretty simple stuff. |
| |
| Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) | ||
48 mins confidence:
drive the car to death/till it give up the ghost Explanation: This for sure will kill it. |
| |
| Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) | ||
Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.
You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.
KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.
See also:
Search millions of term translations