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  What it means

  “Rarely does the hawk catch a partridge when it chases the whole flock.” Trying to chase everything at once means catching nothing. Focus works better than scattered effort.

  English equivalent

  Chase two hares and you'll catch neither.

  Vocabulary

  • jastrząb — hawk
  • kuropatwa — partridge
  • schwycić — to catch, to seize
  • uganiać się — to chase, to run after
  • stado — flock, herd

  Grammar note

  'Który się ugania' is a relative clause. 'Za całym stadem' uses the instrumental after 'za' in the sense of chasing.

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