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  What it means

  Literally “to lie as if reading from sheet music.” Means to lie fluently, effortlessly, and convincingly — “to lie through one’s teeth,” “to lie like a rug.”

  Vocabulary

  • kłamać — to lie
  • nuty — sheet music, musical notes

  Grammar note

  'Z nut' uses the genitive plural of 'nuta' after 'z' (from). The image is of someone reading lies as smoothly as a musician reads music.

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