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  What it means

  Literally “to twist a rope for one’s own neck.” Means to dig your own grave — to take actions that will ultimately harm yourself, to create the means of your own downfall.

  Vocabulary

  • kręcić — to twist / to wind (imperfective)
  • powróz — rope / cord
  • szyja — neck

  Grammar note

  'Na swoją szyję' uses the accusative after 'na' — for one's own neck. 'Swoją' is the accusative of the reflexive possessive 'swój'.

  Cultural context

  A dark but vivid metaphor — fashioning the very rope that will hang you.

  Intermediate

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