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  What it means

  Literally “to lie fallow.” Means to be unused, neglected, or wasted — land not being cultivated, or talent/resources going to waste. “To lie fallow,” “to go to waste.”

  Vocabulary

  • leżeć — to lie
  • odłóg — fallow land

  Grammar note

  'Odłogiem' is the instrumental of 'odłóg' — instrumental of state/manner.

  Cultural context

  An agricultural term — fallow land is left unplanted to recover. The metaphor extends naturally to any unused potential.

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