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  What it means

  Literally “to put one’s pride in one’s pocket.” Means to swallow your pride — to set aside your ego and do something humbling when the situation demands it.

  Vocabulary

  • chować — to hide / to put away
  • duma — pride
  • kieszeń — pocket

  Grammar note

  'Do kieszeni' uses the genitive after 'do' expressing direction — putting something into the pocket.

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