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  What it means

  Literally “to shine with one’s eyes.” Means to be embarrassed on someone else’s behalf or to have to apologize for someone else’s mistake. “To blush with shame for someone.”

  Vocabulary

  • świecić — to shine / glow
  • oczy — eyes

  Grammar note

  Instrumental plural 'oczami'.

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