Leżeć odłogiem
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What it means
Literally “to lie fallow.” Means to be unused, neglected, or wasted — land not being cultivated, or talent/resources going to waste. “To lie fallow,” “to go to waste.”
Vocabulary
- leżeć — to lie
- odłóg — fallow land
Grammar note
'Odłogiem' is the instrumental of 'odłóg' — instrumental of state/manner.
Cultural context
An agricultural term — fallow land is left unplanted to recover. The metaphor extends naturally to any unused potential.
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