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  What it means

  “To tread on someone’s heels.” To follow very closely behind someone, to be right on their tail — in a race, competition, or pursuit.

  Vocabulary

  • deptać — to tread, to trample
  • pięta — heel
  • po piętach — on the heels (locative plural)

  Grammar note

  'Po piętach' uses the locative plural of 'pięta' after 'po'. 'Deptać komuś po piętach' — to tread on someone's heels (dative).

  Cultural context

  Used in sports commentary and everyday speech: 'depczą nam po piętach' (they're right on our heels / the competition is closing in).

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