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  What it means

  Literally “still water tears the banks.” The Polish equivalent of “still waters run deep.” Describes a quiet person who surprises you with unexpected depth or intensity.

  Vocabulary

  • cichy — quiet / still
  • woda — water
  • brzeg — bank / shore
  • rwać — to tear / to rip

  Grammar note

  'Brzegi' is the accusative plural of 'brzeg' — direct object of 'rwie' (third-person singular of 'rwać').

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