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  What it means

  Literally “to stand on one’s eyelashes.” Means to go to extreme lengths or put in tremendous effort to accomplish something.

  Vocabulary

  • stawać — to stand / to take a position
  • rzęsy — eyelashes (plural)

  Grammar note

  'Na rzęsach' uses the locative plural of 'rzęsa' after 'na.' The absurdity of balancing on eyelashes captures the extreme nature of the effort.

  Intermediate

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