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  What it means

  When someone is busy eating (or occupied with something they want), they stop complaining. You can’t do two things at once — especially talk and eat.

  English equivalent

  A dog that eats doesn't bark.

  Vocabulary

  • pies — dog
  • jeść — to eat
  • szczekać — to bark

  Grammar note

  'Jak' here means 'when'. 'Je' is third person singular of 'jeść'. 'Nie szczeka' — negation with 'nie'.

  Cultural context

  Often used humorously when someone who was complaining goes quiet once they get what they wanted.

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