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  What it means

  Literally “to turn the guitar back.” This is a popular colloquialism used when someone is being annoying or bothering you with trivial, unimportant matters. It’s a polite, safe-for-work alternative to a much ruder version involving a different body part.

  Vocabulary

  • zawracać — to turn back / to bother
  • gitara — guitar
  • zawracać głowę — to bother one's head (synonym)

  Grammar note

  A fixed idiom. It's often used in the imperative: "Nie zawracaj mi gitary!" (Don't bother me!).

  Cultural context

  This is considered a "euphemistic" idiom. By substituting 'gitarę' for 'dupę' (ass), you can express your frustration without being vulgar.

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