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  What it means

  Literally “to put on the shoulder blades.” Means to defeat someone completely, to pin them down — “to floor someone,” “to beat someone hands down.” From wrestling, where pinning both shoulders means victory.

  Vocabulary

  • łopatki — shoulder blades (plural of łopatka)

  Grammar note

  'Na łopatki' uses the accusative plural of 'łopatka' after 'na' — direction. Often: 'położyć kogoś na łopatki' (to floor someone).

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