Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
mieć bata nad sobą
English translation:
hold a whip over them/need to hear the crack of a whip over their heads/ to have someone to keep me in check/line/ to be managed with a whip
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Piotr Łazorko
Jan 23, 2018 15:14
6 yrs ago
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Polish term
mieć bata nad sobą
Polish to English
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Slang
powiedzenie
Muszę mieć bata nad sobą bo za duzo się użalam nad sobą i wydziwiam
"Z drugiej jednak strony, według badań przeprowadzonych przez polskie czasopismo Psychologia Pracy pracownicy, choć nie lubią być kontrolowani, potrzebują czegoś w rodzaju “bata nad sobą”. "
https://www.callpage.pl/blog/monitorowanie-czasu-pracy-w-age...
"Z drugiej jednak strony, według badań przeprowadzonych przez polskie czasopismo Psychologia Pracy pracownicy, choć nie lubią być kontrolowani, potrzebują czegoś w rodzaju “bata nad sobą”. "
https://www.callpage.pl/blog/monitorowanie-czasu-pracy-w-age...
Proposed translations
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hold a whip over them/need to hear the crack of a whip over their heads
It works.
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Note added at 53 mins (2018-01-23 16:07:18 GMT)
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The fur industry is made up of the same calibre of business men as any other up-to-datc industry. Then why is it necessary to hold a whip over them?
https://books.google.com/books?id=FLU6AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA3-PA60&l...
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It is none of your business to forbid them to do it, and they make a mistake in asking us to feed them with a spoon and hold a whip over them, as if they really did not know enough to make a bargain.
https://books.google.com/books?id=ivt5KrunEZwC&pg=PA6409&lpg...
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Even if you don't hold a whip over them, such people tend to be submissive by nature. Instead, consider the value of winning the confidence and respect of other sovereigns, men and women who value ethical conduct, talent, and energy.
http://indomitus.net/2004/20041012.html
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Why are they working so hard in this terrible heat, working so hard that the sweat rolls off in streams, whre no one hold a whip over them and njo one can see if they shirk?
http://www.sergeking.com/saharlet.html
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I have an expectation that if they have a problem they'll come and talk about it. If they need advice or discussion opportunities or something then they'll speak about it or talk to me about it, and I'll have an expectation that they'll then get on and just do the damn job without having to hold a whip over them.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&c...
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Note added at 53 mins (2018-01-23 16:07:18 GMT)
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The fur industry is made up of the same calibre of business men as any other up-to-datc industry. Then why is it necessary to hold a whip over them?
https://books.google.com/books?id=FLU6AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA3-PA60&l...
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It is none of your business to forbid them to do it, and they make a mistake in asking us to feed them with a spoon and hold a whip over them, as if they really did not know enough to make a bargain.
https://books.google.com/books?id=ivt5KrunEZwC&pg=PA6409&lpg...
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Even if you don't hold a whip over them, such people tend to be submissive by nature. Instead, consider the value of winning the confidence and respect of other sovereigns, men and women who value ethical conduct, talent, and energy.
http://indomitus.net/2004/20041012.html
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Why are they working so hard in this terrible heat, working so hard that the sweat rolls off in streams, whre no one hold a whip over them and njo one can see if they shirk?
http://www.sergeking.com/saharlet.html
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I have an expectation that if they have a problem they'll come and talk about it. If they need advice or discussion opportunities or something then they'll speak about it or talk to me about it, and I'll have an expectation that they'll then get on and just do the damn job without having to hold a whip over them.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&c...
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Comment: "Dziękuję!!!"
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20 mins
look over ones shoulder
Propozycja: "employees need someone looking over their shoulder"
Note from asker:
Dziękuję!!! |
+1
48 mins
to be managed with a whip
Phrases with WHIP are commonly used in everyday conversation.
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Note added at 48 mins (2018-01-23 16:02:48 GMT)
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Get rid of the performance review - Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune › commentary
Feb 18, 2015 · Ask most managers and employees about the corporate performance ... It's because they are tired of a system in which bosses manage with a whip.
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Note added at 48 mins (2018-01-23 16:02:48 GMT)
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Get rid of the performance review - Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune › commentary
Feb 18, 2015 · Ask most managers and employees about the corporate performance ... It's because they are tired of a system in which bosses manage with a whip.
Note from asker:
dziękuję bardzo!!! |
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to have someone to keep me in check/line
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Note from asker:
dziękuję bardzo!!! |
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