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  What it means

  “For crying out loud / damn it all.” A euphemistic expletive expressing strong frustration or exasperation. Stronger than “do diabła” but still avoids the harshest language.

  Vocabulary

  • jasny — bright, clear (here: euphemistic intensifier)
  • cholera — cholera; (expletive) damn

  Grammar note

  'Do jasnej cholery' uses the genitive of 'jasna cholera' after 'do'. 'Jasna' softens the expletive slightly.

  Cultural context

  One of several 'jasna' euphemisms (jasna cholera, jasna ciasna, jasna anielka) used to swear without using the harshest words.

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