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  What it means

  Literally “to beat the little drum.” Means to stir up interest, to provoke a reaction, or to egg someone on to keep talking or acting in a certain way.

  Vocabulary

  • podbijać — to beat; to tuck; to conquer
  • bębenek — little drum; eardrum

  Grammar note

  'Bębenka' is the genitive of 'bębenek'.

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