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    What it means

    To place a burden, responsibility, or task onto someone else’s shoulders. Often used when someone passes their duties to another person.

    Vocabulary

    • zrzucić — to throw off / to dump (perfective)
    • barki — shoulders

    Grammar note

    Perfective verb. 'Na barki' uses the accusative after 'na' indicating direction.

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