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  What it means

  Literally “out of the courtyard!” An emphatic way of telling someone to get out, go away, or clear off. Stronger and more colourful than a plain “wyjdź” — implies the person is unwelcome.

  Vocabulary

  • fora — out! away! (exclamation, archaic)
  • dwór — manor, courtyard, estate

  Grammar note

  'Ze dwora' is an archaic genitive construction (from 'z dworu') — the older form 'ze dwora' is preserved in this fixed phrase.

  Cultural context

  The phrase evokes the old Polish manor (dwór) culture. It sounds deliberately old-fashioned, which adds comic or dramatic effect.

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