Jak psu z gardła wyjęty
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What it means
Literally “as if pulled from a dog’s throat.” Describes something in terrible condition — dirty, mangled, disgusting. Said of a person who looks dishevelled or of an object that is wrecked.
Vocabulary
- pies — dog
- gardło — throat
- wyjąć — to take out, to pull out
Grammar note
'Z gardła' uses the genitive of 'gardło' after 'z' (from). 'Wyjęty' is the past passive participle of 'wyjąć'.
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