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  What it means

  Literally “like a rat to the opening of a sewer.” Describes someone who shows up eagerly wherever there is something to gain — especially free food or drink. A vivid, unflattering image of opportunism.

  Vocabulary

  • szczur — rat
  • otwarcie — opening
  • kanał — canal, sewer, channel

  Grammar note

  'Na otwarcie' uses the accusative of 'otwarcie' after 'na' — direction/purpose.

  Cultural context

  A darkly humorous Polish expression for freeloaders and opportunists.

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