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  What it means

  Literally “like mushrooms after rain.” Describes something that appears suddenly and in large numbers — spreading rapidly.

  Vocabulary

  • grzyby — mushrooms (plural)
  • deszcz — rain
  • jak — like / as

  Grammar note

  'Po deszczu' uses the locative of 'deszcz' — 'po' here means 'after' and takes the locative.

  Cultural context

  Mushroom picking (grzybobranie) is a beloved Polish pastime. After rain, mushrooms appear en masse in forests — the perfect metaphor.

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