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  What it means

  Literally “to go to waste.” Means that effort, time, or resources are lost for nothing — “to go to waste,” “to come to nothing.”

  Vocabulary

  • marny — wasted, worthless, in vain

  Grammar note

  'Na marne' is a fixed adverbial phrase; 'marne' is accusative plural used idiomatically.

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