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  What it means

  Literally “suicide goal.” An own goal in football — scoring into your own net. Used figuratively for any action that backfires and harms the person who took it.

  Vocabulary

  • bramka — goal (in football)
  • samobójczy — suicidal / self-destructive

  Grammar note

  'Samobójcza' is a feminine adjective agreeing with 'bramka'.

  Cultural context

  Football is hugely popular in Poland, so football idioms cross over naturally into everyday speech.

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