Położyć się Rejtanem
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What it means
Literally “to lie down like Rejtan.” Means to protest desperately against something, often by physically blocking the way or being dramatic. “To put up a desperate fight.”
Vocabulary
- położyć się — to lie down
Grammar note
'Rejtanem' is the instrumental case of the surname 'Rejtan'.
Cultural context
Refers to Tadeusz Rejtan, who in 1773 blocked the exit of a sejm chamber by lying across the doorway to protest the First Partition of Poland.
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