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  What it means

  Literally “black as tar.” A simile used to describe something extremely dark — hair, night, coffee, or a mood.

  Vocabulary

  • czarny — black
  • smoła — tar / pitch

  Grammar note

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

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