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  What it means

  Literally “to wind pasta onto (someone’s) ears.” Means to lie to someone, deceive them, or tell them tall tales to get what you want.

  Vocabulary

  • nawijać — to wind/reel
  • makaron — pasta/noodles

  Grammar note

  The preposition 'na' is used here with the accusative 'uszy' (direction of winding).

  Cultural context

  A very popular and vivid idiom for deception.

  Intermediate

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