ještě tahat kačera

Czech

Etymology

Literally: still be pulling a toy duck.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jɛʃcɛ taɦat kat͡ʃɛra]

Phrase

ještě tahat kačera

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) still be a small child (refers to the time long ago, when one was still a small child, often in contrast to somebody else who was already adult and experienced in the given time).
    • 2015, Kateřina Kryštůfková, Policie, Kniha Zlín, translation of Politi by Jo Nesbø, page 79:
      […] o velení přednášel na vojenské akademii v době, kdy Bellman ještě tahal kačera.
      […] he was already lecturing on commanding at the military academy in the time when Bellman was still a small child.

Usage notes

The phrase is always used in the past tense.

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