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  What it means

  Literally “to take one’s legs for a belt.” Means to run away fast, to flee — to get out of somewhere as quickly as possible.

  Vocabulary

  • brać — to take
  • nogi — legs (accusative plural)
  • pas — belt / waist

  Grammar note

  'Za pas' uses the accusative after 'za' expressing direction or purpose.

  Cultural context

  The image is of tucking your legs up like a belt to run faster — a vivid folk metaphor.

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