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  What it means

  “Together / in order / making sense.” Used in phrases like “zebrać do kupy” (to pull together, to get organised) or “to nie trzyma się kupy” (this doesn’t hold together / this doesn’t make sense).

  Vocabulary

  • kupa — pile, heap; (vulgar) poop
  • do kupy — together, into a pile

  Grammar note

  'Do kupy' uses the genitive of 'kupa' after 'do'. Despite the vulgar secondary meaning, this phrase is used freely in standard speech.

  Cultural context

  'To się nie trzyma kupy' (this doesn't hold together) is one of the most common ways to say something is illogical or inconsistent.

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