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  What it means

  The deeper you go into something, the more complex and overwhelming it becomes. Often used when a problem turns out to be much bigger than expected.

  English equivalent

  The deeper you go, the more there is.

  Vocabulary

  • las — forest
  • drzewo — tree
  • dalej — further

  Grammar note

  'Im… tym…' is the Polish comparative correlative: 'the more… the more…'. 'W las' is directional accusative.

  Cultural context

  A very common expression used in everyday speech when a task or situation proves more complicated than anticipated.

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