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  What it means

  Literally “to kick the calendar.” A colloquial euphemism for dying — “to kick the bucket,” “to croak.”

  Vocabulary

  • kopnąć — to kick (perfective)
  • kalendarz — calendar

  Grammar note

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

  Cultural context

  One of many Polish humorous euphemisms for death — the calendar as a symbol of time running out.

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