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  What it means

  Literally “to turn the cat by its tail.” Means to twist facts, misrepresent a situation, or use a distorted argument to favor oneself. “To twist things around.”

  Vocabulary

  • odwrócić — to turn/reverse
  • ogon — tail

  Grammar note

  Uses the instrumental case 'ogonem' (by means of the tail).

  Cultural context

  A very popular idiom used in debates and arguments when someone is being manipulative with the truth.

  Intermediate

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