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  What it means

  Literally “the crown won’t fall from your head.” Means doing something won’t diminish you or hurt your dignity — used to encourage someone to do something they consider beneath them. “It won’t kill you,” “it won’t hurt your pride.”

  Vocabulary

  • korona — crown
  • głowa — head
  • spaść — to fall off

  Grammar note

  'Z głowy' uses the genitive of 'głowa' after 'z' (from). 'Nie spada' — negated third person singular present of 'spadać'.

  Cultural context

  Often said to someone who refuses to do something ordinary out of false pride — implying they think themselves royalty.

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