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    What it means

    Literally “to step on (someone’s) corn.” Means to offend someone or touch upon a sensitive subject—“to tread on someone’s toes.”

    Vocabulary

    • nadepnąć — to step on
    • odcisk — corn/callus

    Grammar note

    Requires the preposition 'na' followed by the accusative.

    Intermediate

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