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  What it means

  Literally “not without a reason/cause.” Used when there is a significant or valid reason behind an action or situation. “Not without good reason.”

  Vocabulary

  • kozera — reason/cause (archaic/specific to this idiom); trump card

  Grammar note

  'Kozery' is the genitive singular.

  Cultural context

  The word 'kozera' originally comes from card games (meaning a trump card), but now lives on almost exclusively in this phrase.

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