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  What it means

  Literally “for a heap” or “by the pile.” This expression means in very large quantities or bulk. It evokes the image of a massive pile of something (like hay or grain) rather than a measured amount.

  Vocabulary

  • kopa — heap / pile / (archaic) sixty
  • dużo — a lot / many
  • mnóstwo — plenty / a multitude

  Grammar note

  'Kopę' is the accusative of 'kopa'. While 'kopa' technically means sixty in old Polish measurement, in modern idioms, it almost always refers to a large, uncounted mass.

  Cultural context

  Historically, "kopa" was a unit used for counting eggs or bundles of grain. Today, it survives mostly in this idiomatic sense of "having a lot of something."

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