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  What it means

  Literally “lies have short legs.” Means a lie won’t take you far — it will be caught sooner or later.

  Vocabulary

  • kłamstwo — lie / falsehood
  • krótki — short
  • nogi — legs (plural)

  Grammar note

  'Krótkie nogi' is the accusative plural of 'krótka noga' — adjective and noun agree in accusative plural non-virile form.

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