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  What it means

  Literally “short blanket.” Describes a situation where resources are insufficient to cover all needs — if you pull the blanket up to cover your shoulders, your feet get cold. “Robbing Peter to pay Paul,” “not enough to go around.”

  Vocabulary

  • krótki — short
  • kołdra — duvet, blanket

  Grammar note

  Nominative feminine noun phrase. Used predicatively: 'to jest problem krótkiej kołdry' — it's a short-blanket problem.

  Cultural context

  A very vivid domestic image — the frustration of a blanket that simply isn't big enough is universally relatable.

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