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  What it means

  Literally “to walk as if on a string.” Means to be completely under someone’s control — to do exactly what you’re told, like a puppet on a string.

  Vocabulary

  • sznurek — string / cord

  Grammar note

  'Na sznurku' uses the locative of 'sznurek' after 'na.' The 'jak' (as if) introduces the comparison.

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