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  What it means

  Literally “a horse with harness to whoever…” Means a prize or reward to anyone who can do something — implying it’s so difficult that nobody will manage. “I’ll eat my hat if anyone can…”

  Vocabulary

  • koń — horse
  • rząd — harness, trappings

  Grammar note

  'Konia z rzędem' — accusative of 'koń z rząd' (a horse with its harness). A complete horse with harness was a valuable prize in old Poland.

  Cultural context

  In old Polish culture, a horse with full harness was an extremely valuable gift — promising one to whoever achieves something impossible is the ultimate challenge.

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