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  What it means

  “Fish, though they may be good, become tiresome by the third day.” Even good things lose their appeal when repeated. Variety helps keep things enjoyable.

  English equivalent

  Familiarity breeds contempt.

  Vocabulary

  • ryby — fish (plural)
  • choć — although, even though
  • bywać — to be (at times), to happen to be
  • przejadać się — to become tiresome (of food), to pall

  Grammar note

  'Przejadają się' is the reflexive third-person plural present of 'przejadać się'. 'W trzeci dzień' uses the accusative for a point in time.

  Cultural context

  It reflects life before refrigeration, when fish needed to be eaten quickly.

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