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  What it means

  Literally “to not pour (it) behind one’s collar.” Means that someone likes to drink alcohol and usually drinks a lot. “To be a heavy drinker.”

  Vocabulary

  • wylewać — to pour out
  • kołnierz — collar

  Grammar note

  Preposition 'za' + accusative 'kołnierz'.

  Cultural context

  The 'collar' implies the liquid is going into the mouth rather than being spilled or wasted.

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