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  What it means

  Literally “to take on ambition.” Means to take something as a personal challenge — to let your pride be stung into action, to feel compelled to prove yourself.

  Vocabulary

  • brać — to take
  • ambicja — ambition / pride

  Grammar note

  'Na ambicję' uses the accusative of 'ambicja' after 'na.' Often used reflexively in context: 'wziął to sobie na ambicję' — he made it a point of pride.

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