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  What it means

  Literally “a reheated cutlet.” Refers to an old idea, story, or joke that is being presented as something new. “Old news,” “rehashed ideas.”

  Vocabulary

  • odgrzewany — reheated
  • kotlet — cutlet/chop

  Grammar note

  Adjective-noun phrase.

  Cultural context

  Refers to the common practice of reheating dinner, implying the result is never as good as the original.

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