• Listen

  What it means

  Literally “to lay a rag on something.” Means to not care at all about something, to dismiss it completely — “to not give a damn,” “to not give a toss.”

  Vocabulary

  • lacha — rag, cloth (vulgar slang)

  Grammar note

  'Lachę' is the accusative of 'lacha'. Often: 'kłaść lachę na coś' (to not give a damn about something).

  Cultural context

  Mildly vulgar but very widely used in colloquial Polish — considered acceptable in informal speech.

  Intermediate

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