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  What it means

  Literally “talk of the wolf.” The Polish equivalent of “speak of the devil.” Used when someone you were just talking about appears.

  Vocabulary

  • wilk — wolf
  • mowa — speech/talk

  Grammar note

  Often extended to 'O wilku mowa, a wilk tu' (Speak of the wolf and the wolf is here).

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