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  What it means

  Literally, “a drunkard will find a drunkard.” People with the same vices, habits, or traits tend to seek each other out. It is usually said about people with bad habits who find companions that share and reinforce them.

  English equivalent

  Birds of a feather flock together.

  Vocabulary

  • pijak — drunkard, heavy drinker (colloquial, pejorative)
  • znajdzie — will find (third person singular future perfective of znaleźć)

  Grammar note

  The verb 'znajdzie' is the future perfective of 'znaleźć' (to find), so it presents the meeting as a completed, expected result. Repeating 'pijak' as subject and object gives the saying its firm rhythm.

  Cultural context

  The proverb is mildly judgmental and colloquial. It can describe drinking, but also shared faults such as gossiping, causing trouble, or laziness. It points to the company a person keeps.

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