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  What it means

  Literally “your head doesn’t ache from abundance.” This proverb suggests that having extra or “too much” of something useful (especially when it’s free) is never a disadvantage. It’s better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

  Vocabulary

  • przybytek — abundance / increase / shrine (archaic)
  • boleć — to hurt / ache

  Grammar note

  The preposition 'od' is followed by the genitive 'przybytku'.

  Cultural context

  Poles often say this when they are packing extra food or clothes for a trip "just in case."

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