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  What it means

  Literally “thin as a wood chip.” Describes someone who is extremely skinny — as thin and flat as a splinter of wood.

  Vocabulary

  • chudy — thin / lean / skinny
  • szczapa — wood chip / splinter / thin plank

  Grammar note

  'Jak' introduces a comparison. 'Szczapa' is nominative after 'jak' in a simile.

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