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  What it means

  Literally “like a beaten dog.” Describes someone who looks or acts dejected, ashamed, and submissive — tail between their legs. “Like a whipped dog.”

  Vocabulary

  • zbity — beaten (past passive participle of zbić)
  • pies — dog

  Grammar note

  'Zbity' is a past passive participle agreeing with 'pies' (masculine nominative).

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