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    What it means

    Literally “to turn the cat by its tail.” Means to twist facts, misrepresent a situation, or use a distorted argument to favor oneself. “To twist things around.”

    Vocabulary

    • odwrócić — to turn/reverse
    • ogon — tail

    Grammar note

    Uses the instrumental case 'ogonem' (by means of the tail).

    Cultural context

    A very popular idiom used in debates and arguments when someone is being manipulative with the truth.

    Intermediate

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