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  What it means

  Literally “to build castles on ice.” Means to make plans based on unstable foundations — to daydream or build unrealistic hopes.

  Vocabulary

  • budować — to build
  • zamek — castle
  • lód — ice

  Grammar note

  'Na lodzie' uses the locative of 'lód' after 'na.' 'Zamki' is accusative plural of 'zamek' — direct object of 'budować.'

  Cultural context

  Similar to the English 'building castles in the air' but with ice instead — arguably even more precarious.

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