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  What it means

  Literally “to pull someone by the tongue.” Means to drag information out of someone — to press them to speak when they’d rather stay quiet.

  Vocabulary

  • ciągnąć — to pull / to drag
  • język — tongue / language

  Grammar note

  'Za język' uses the accusative of 'język' after 'za.' Used with accusative of person: 'ciągnąć kogoś za język.'

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