Apetyt rośnie w miarę jedzenia.
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What it means
“Appetite grows with eating.” The more you get, the more you want. It can describe greed, ambition, or any wish that becomes stronger when it is satisfied instead of fading away.
English equivalent
The more you have, the more you want.
Vocabulary
- apetyt — appetite
- rosnąć — to grow, to increase
- w miarę — in proportion to, as
- jedzenie — eating, food
Grammar note
'W miarę + genitive' is a fixed phrase meaning 'in proportion to' or 'as'. Here, 'jedzenia' is the genitive form of 'jedzenie'.
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