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  What it means

  Literally “at half a whistle.” Means half-heartedly, at half capacity, without full effort — “half-heartedly,” “at half steam,” “going through the motions.”

  Vocabulary

  • pół — half
  • gwizdek — whistle

  Grammar note

  'Na pół gwizdka' — 'gwizdka' is genitive of 'gwizdek' after 'pół' (half a whistle).

  Cultural context

  The whistle as a signal of full effort — blowing only half a whistle means giving only half the effort.

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