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  What it means

  Literally “to turn one’s eyes,” this idiom means to roll one’s eyes — the universal gesture of exasperation, disbelief, or disdain. It is used exactly as in English, reacting to something annoying, ridiculous, or obvious.

  Vocabulary

  • przewrócić — to turn, to overturn, to flip (perfective)
  • oczami — with one's eyes (instrumental plural of 'oko')

  Grammar note

  The instrumental case 'oczami' (with eyes) expresses the means or instrument of the action — a standard Polish pattern for describing body language and gestures.

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