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    What it means

    Literally “soft underbelly.” Means a vulnerable weak point — the most exposed and unprotected part of a system, organisation, or argument.

    Vocabulary

    • miękki — soft
    • podbrzusze — underbelly / lower abdomen

    Grammar note

    'Miękkie' is a neuter adjective agreeing with 'podbrzusze'.

    Cultural context

    Used in geopolitics, military strategy, and business analysis. Churchill famously called southern Europe the 'soft underbelly' of the Axis — the phrase entered Polish political vocabulary.

    Intermediate

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