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  What it means

  Literally “to the kill / to death.” Means extremely, to an extreme degree — “like crazy,” “to death,” “madly.” E.g. “zakochany na zabój” — madly in love; “pracować na zabój” — to work like crazy.

  Vocabulary

  • zabój — killing, slaughter (archaic)

  Grammar note

  'Na zabój' uses the accusative after 'na' — degree/intensity. An archaic word surviving in this fixed phrase.

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