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  What it means

  Literally “to take away from one’s own mouth.” Means to deny oneself necessities (usually food or money) in order to give them to someone else. “To scrimp and save for someone.”

  Vocabulary

  • odejmować — to subtract/take away
  • usta — mouth

  Grammar note

  'Usta' is a plurale tantum (always plural); 'od ust' is the genitive plural.

  Cultural context

  Often used to describe the sacrifices parents make for their children.

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