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    What it means

    Literally “to handle (someone/something) like an egg.” Means to treat someone with extreme care, caution, or to be overly delicate. “To walk on eggshells.”

    Vocabulary

    • obchodzić się — to treat/handle
    • jajko — egg

    Grammar note

    The preposition 'z' takes the instrumental 'jajkiem'.

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