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  What it means

  “The devils are taking it.” An expression of frustration when something is going wrong, falling apart, or being ruined — “it’s all going to hell.”

  Vocabulary

  • diabli — devils (nominative plural)
  • brać — to take

  Grammar note

  'Biorą' is third-person plural present of 'brać'. Often used impersonally: 'diabli biorą coś' (the devils are taking something = something is going to ruin).

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