spalić na panewce

Literally, “to burn on the flash pan,” from the fact that in old firearm designs gunpowder would sometimes combust on the flash pan, causing the bullet not to be released.

• IPA^(key): /ˈspa.lit͡ɕ na paˈnɛf.t͡sɛ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛft͡sɛ

spalić na panewce pf

1. (intransitive, idiomatic, literary) to die on the vine, to fizzle, to go off half-cocked, to go up in flames, to go up in smoke

• spalić na panewce in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• spalić na panewce in Polish dictionaries at PWN