• Listen

  What it means

  Literally “to take someone on a fork.” Means to put someone on the spot, to scrutinize them closely, or to target them for criticism or pressure.

  Vocabulary

  • brać — to take
  • widelec — fork

  Grammar note

  'Na widelec' uses the accusative of 'widelec' after 'na.' Takes a direct object: 'brać kogoś na widelec' (to put someone on the spot).

  Cultural context

  The fork image suggests being skewered and examined — held up for inspection with no escape. A vivid metaphor for unwanted scrutiny.

  Intermediate

Noticed a typo, a wrong translation, or anything that doesn't look right? We'd love to fix it — just let us know via the contact page. Thank you!