świecić oczami
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Alternative forms
- świecić oczyma
Etymology
Literally, “to shine [with] eyes”.
Pronunciation
Verb
- (intransitive, idiomatic) to feel embarrassed and the need to apologize [with przed (+ instrumental) ‘in front of who’] [with wobec (+ genitive) ‘to whom’] [with za (+ accusative) ‘on behalf of whom’]
- Hypernym: tłumaczyć się
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see świecić, oko.
Conjugation
Conjugation of świecić oczami: see świecić.
Further reading
- ktoś świeci oczami in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- świecić oczami in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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