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  What it means

  Literally “on a hedgehog / on edge.” Means on edge, tense, prickly — ready to react defensively at any moment. “On edge,” “prickly,” “touchy.”

  Vocabulary

  • jeż — hedgehog

  Grammar note

  'Na jeżu' uses the locative of 'jeż' after 'na' — state. The hedgehog's spines are the image of defensive prickliness.

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