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  What it means

  Literally “to have one’s tongue on top / hanging out.” Means to be exhausted, out of breath, running on empty — so tired that your tongue is hanging out like a panting dog.

  Vocabulary

  • język — tongue / language
  • mieć — to have
  • wierzch — top / surface

  Grammar note

  'Na wierzchu' uses the locative of 'wierzch' after 'na' — on top, i.e. hanging out.

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