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  What it means

  Literally “to tie end to end.” This idiom describes the struggle of living on a tight budget, where you have just enough money to make it from one paycheck to the next. It’s the image of trying to pull two ends of a rope together to make them meet.

  Vocabulary

  • wiązać — to tie / bind / link
  • koniec — end
  • pieniądze — money

  Grammar note

  'Z końcem' uses the instrumental case. The first 'koniec' is the accusative direct object of 'wiązać'.

  Cultural context

  This is a very common expression in Poland when discussing the economy or personal finances. It carries a sense of modest, hardworking struggle.

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