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  What it means

  Literally “a crow won’t poke out another crow’s eye.” Means people of the same group protect each other and won’t harm their own — “there’s honour among thieves,” “birds of a feather stick together.”

  Vocabulary

  • kruk — raven, crow
  • oko — eye
  • wykłuć — to poke out, to gouge

  Grammar note

  'Krukowi' is the dative of 'kruk' — dative of disadvantage (won't poke out to/for another crow). 'Oka' is genitive of 'oko' after negated verb.

  Cultural context

  A cynical observation about in-group solidarity — used especially about corrupt institutions, professions, or cliques that cover for each other.

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