B2 Idiom Informal

być w czarnej dziurze

to be in a slump

Significado

To be in a hopeless situation.

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Contexto cultural

Poles often use dark humor to cope with stress, making this phrase quite common. In modern offices, this is used to describe project delays. Used by students to describe a lack of progress in thesis writing. Used in memes to describe the feeling of endless scrolling.

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Use it for emphasis

Don't use it for small problems; save it for when you feel truly stuck.

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Avoid in formal writing

It is too colloquial for professional reports.

Significado

To be in a hopeless situation.

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Use it for emphasis

Don't use it for small problems; save it for when you feel truly stuck.

⚠️

Avoid in formal writing

It is too colloquial for professional reports.

Ponte a prueba

Fill in the blank with the correct form.

Po godzinach pracy czuję, że __________ w czarnej dziurze.

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: tkwię

Tkwię (I am stuck) fits the context of feeling trapped over time.

Choose the most natural sounding sentence.

Which sentence is more natural?

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: Jestem w czarnej dziurze z tym zadaniem.

The idiom is usually used to describe the person's state, not the task itself.

Match the situation to the feeling.

You have been working on a report for 5 hours and haven't written a word. What do you say?

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: Jestem w czarnej dziurze.

This expresses your personal state of being stuck.

🎉 Puntuación: /3

Ayudas visuales

Banco de ejercicios

3 ejercicios
Fill in the blank with the correct form. Fill Blank B1

Po godzinach pracy czuję, że __________ w czarnej dziurze.

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: tkwię

Tkwię (I am stuck) fits the context of feeling trapped over time.

Choose the most natural sounding sentence. Choose B2

Which sentence is more natural?

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: Jestem w czarnej dziurze z tym zadaniem.

The idiom is usually used to describe the person's state, not the task itself.

Match the situation to the feeling. situation_matching B1

You have been working on a report for 5 hours and haven't written a word. What do you say?

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: Jestem w czarnej dziurze.

This expresses your personal state of being stuck.

🎉 Puntuación: /3

Preguntas frecuentes

2 preguntas

No, you use it for a situation or a state of being.

Yes, it implies a significant struggle.

Frases relacionadas

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Utknąć w martwym punkcie

synonym

To be at a dead end.

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Mieć związane ręce

similar

To have one's hands tied.

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Wpaść w dołek

similar

To be in a slump.

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