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  What it means

  Literally “to kick the little table.” Means to flip the table — to reject the rules of a game or negotiation entirely, to refuse to play by the established rules. “To flip the table,” “to blow up the deal.”

  Vocabulary

  • kopać — to kick
  • stolik — small table (diminutive of stół)

  Grammar note

  'W stolik' uses the accusative of 'stolik' after 'w' — direction of kick.

  Cultural context

  The image of kicking over the negotiating table — a dramatic rejection of the entire framework of a discussion.

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