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  What it means

  Literally “to the dregs / spent.” Means completely exhausted, drained, used up — “spent,” “wiped out,” “done in.”

  Vocabulary

  • młoto — spent grain, dregs (brewing byproduct)

  Grammar note

  'Na młoto' uses the accusative of 'młoto' after 'na'. The brewing image — grain that has had all its goodness extracted.

  Cultural context

  A brewing metaphor — 'młoto' is the spent grain left after brewing beer, completely drained of nutrients. A very Polish image given the country's strong brewing tradition.

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