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  What it means

  Literally “following the thread to the ball (of yarn).” Means to find the solution or the truth by following a series of small clues. “To get to the bottom of something.”

  Vocabulary

  • nitka — thread
  • kłębek — ball (of yarn/wool)

  Grammar note

  'Po' + locative, 'do' + genitive.

  Cultural context

  Evokes the myth of Ariadne's thread.

  Intermediate

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