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  What it means

  Literally “to show (someone) where the pepper grows.” Means to chase someone away or to tell them to get lost. “To send someone packing.”

  Vocabulary

  • pieprz — pepper
  • rosnąć — to grow

  Grammar note

  Indirect question structure.

  Cultural context

  Historically refers to exotic, far-away lands (India) as a place to be sent away to.

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