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  What it means

  Literally “if you go among crows, you must caw like them.” The Polish equivalent of “when in Rome, do as the Romans do” — you must adapt to the customs and behaviour of the group you join.

  Vocabulary

  • wrona — crow
  • krakać — to caw (sound a crow makes)
  • jak i one — just as they do

  Grammar note

  'Między wrony' uses the accusative after 'między' expressing movement into a group. 'Musisz' + infinitive — you must.

  Cultural context

  A vivid Polish proverb using the crow — a common bird in Poland — to make the point about social conformity.

  Intermediate

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