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  What it means

  Literally “a colossus on clay feet.” Describes something that appears powerful and impressive but has a fundamental weakness at its foundation — “a giant with feet of clay.”

  Vocabulary

  • kolos — colossus, giant
  • gliniany — clay (adjective)
  • nogi — legs, feet

  Grammar note

  'Na glinianych nogach' uses the locative plural of 'gliniane nogi' after 'na'.

  Cultural context

  From the Book of Daniel (2:31–33) — Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a statue with a golden head and clay feet. The image entered Polish through the Bible and is widely understood.

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