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  What it means

  “The poor man always has the wind in his eyes.” Bad luck and hardship always seem to fall on those who are already struggling. The world is stacked against the unfortunate.

  English equivalent

  It never rains but it pours. / The poor get poorer.

  Vocabulary

  • biedny — poor, unfortunate
  • wiatr — wind
  • oczy — eyes (plural of oko)

  Grammar note

  'Biednemu' — dative of 'biedny', used here as a dative of interest ('for the poor man'). 'W oczy' — accusative plural after 'w' indicating direction.

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