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    What it means

    Literally “on wall concrete.” Means absolutely certain, guaranteed, no doubt about it — “for sure,” “dead certain,” “concrete.”

    Vocabulary

    • mur — wall, brick wall
    • beton — concrete

    Grammar note

    A fixed emphatic phrase — both 'mur' and 'beton' reinforce the idea of absolute solidity and certainty.

    Cultural context

    The doubling of two solid building materials makes this one of the most emphatic certainty expressions in Polish colloquial speech.

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