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  What it means

  Literally “to measure with one’s gaze.” Means to size someone up with a look — to stare at someone appraisingly, often with suspicion, hostility, or assessment.

  Vocabulary

  • mierzyć — to measure (imperfective)
  • wzrok — gaze / sight / vision

  Grammar note

  'Wzrokiem' uses the instrumental of 'wzrok' — the instrument of measuring is the gaze.

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