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    What it means

    Literally “to tear off a beret.” Means to go crazy, to lose one’s mind, or to flip out — used when someone acts in a wild or irrational way.

    Vocabulary

    • zerwać — to tear off, to break
    • beret — beret (hat)

    Grammar note

    Perfective verb: zerwać (to tear off completely).

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