Jajko mądrzejsze od kury
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What it means
Literally “the egg is smarter than the hen.” Said when a younger or less experienced person tries to lecture or correct someone older and wiser — “don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs.”
Vocabulary
- jajko — egg
- mądrzejsze — smarter, wiser (comparative)
- kura — hen
Grammar note
'Od kury' uses the genitive of 'kura' after 'od' in a comparative construction (smarter than the hen).
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