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    What it means

    Literally “to go with the element / to go wild.” Means to act spontaneously, without a plan, letting instinct or emotion take over — “to go with the flow” or “to wing it.”

    Vocabulary

    • żywioł — element, force of nature; also: one's element

    Grammar note

    'Na żywioł' uses the accusative of 'żywioł' after 'na'.

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