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  What it means

  Literally “two fires.” Describes being caught between two opposing pressures, people, or forces — stuck in the middle with no easy way out. Similar to “between a rock and a hard place.”

  Vocabulary

  • dwa — two
  • ognie — fires (plural of 'ogień')

  Grammar note

  'Ognie' is the nominative/accusative plural of 'ogień'. The phrase is typically used as 'być między dwoma ogniami' — to be between two fires.

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