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  What it means

  Literally “shod on all four legs.” Means shrewd, cunning, and well-prepared for anything — “sharp as a tack,” “nobody’s fool,” “not to be caught out.”

  Vocabulary

  • kuty — shod, forged (past passive participle of kuć)
  • cztery — four
  • nogi — legs

  Grammar note

  'Na cztery nogi' uses the accusative plural of 'noga' after 'na'. A horse shod on all four legs is fully prepared for any terrain.

  Cultural context

  A horse shod on all four hooves is ready for anything — the metaphor transfers perfectly to a person who is fully prepared and can't be caught off guard.

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