to by było na tyle

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Polish

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Etymology

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Conflation of to byłoby wszystko (that would be all) and to tyle na dziś (that's it for today). Coined by Jan Tadeusz Stanisławski as a way to jokingly end his radio program.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔ ˈbɘ ˈbɘ.wɔ na ˈtɘ.lɛ/
  • Syllabification: to by by‧ło na ty‧le

Phrase

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to by było na tyle

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) this is it, that's a wrap (used to indicate that something has been finished, especially after a long speech or text)

Further reading

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  • to by było na tyle in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • “TO BY BYŁO NA TYLE…”, in Narodowe Centrum Kultury[1] (in Polish), (Can we date this quote?)