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  What it means

  Literally “like dogs” (genitive plural). Used to mean “a huge number of,” “loads of,” or “tons of.” Expresses that something exists in great abundance, often with a slightly negative or exasperated tone.

  Vocabulary

  • jak — like, as
  • psów — of dogs (genitive plural of 'pies')

  Grammar note

  The genitive plural 'psów' is used after 'jak' in this quantifying expression. The phrase often follows a noun: e.g. 'problemów jak psów' (problems galore).

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