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  What it means

  “To the ground / thoroughly / completely.” Used as an intensifier meaning utterly, to the core — completely destroyed, thoroughly mistaken, rotten to the core.

  Vocabulary

  • grunt — ground, soil; foundation
  • do gruntu — to the ground, thoroughly

  Grammar note

  'Do gruntu' uses the genitive of 'grunt' after 'do'. Functions as an adverbial intensifier.

  Cultural context

  'Zepsuty do gruntu' (rotten to the core), 'zniszczyć do gruntu' (to destroy utterly).

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