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  What it means

  Literally “a bread roll with butter.” Used to describe something very easy — the Polish equivalent of “a piece of cake” or “a walk in the park.”

  Vocabulary

  • bułka — bread roll
  • masło — butter

  Grammar note

  'Z masłem' uses the instrumental of 'masło' after 'z' (with).

  Cultural context

  A bułka z masłem is the most basic, everyday Polish snack — its simplicity is the whole point of the metaphor.

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