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  What it means

  Literally “a beret’s throw away.” Means a very short distance. Similar to “a stone’s throw.”

  Vocabulary

  • rzut — throw
  • beret — beret

  Grammar note

  The instrumental case 'beretem' is used after the noun 'rzut'.

  Cultural context

  A quintessentially Polish variation of the 'stone's throw' idiom, referencing the common headwear.

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