Na blachę
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What it means
Literally “on the sheet metal / on the plate.” Colloquial for doing something for free, on the house, or getting away with something without paying — “for free,” “on the house,” “scot-free.”
Vocabulary
- blacha — sheet metal, tin plate
Grammar note
'Na blachę' uses the accusative of 'blacha' after 'na'.
Cultural context
The exact origin is debated — possibly from the metal plate used as a token or pass. Now widely used in colloquial Polish for getting something for nothing.
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