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  What it means

  Literally “to grab oneself by the head.” Means to be horrified, to react with dismay or disbelief — “to hold one’s head in one’s hands,” “to be aghast.”

  Vocabulary

  • łapać się — to grab oneself
  • głowa — head

  Grammar note

  'Za głowę' uses the accusative of 'głowa' after 'za'. Reflexive 'się' indicates the action is done to oneself.

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