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  What it means

  Literally “shoemaker’s passion.” Refers to a state of extreme, uncontrollable rage or fury.

  Vocabulary

  • szewc — shoemaker
  • pasja — passion / rage (in this context)

  Grammar note

  Commonly used with 'doprowadzać do' (to lead to).

  Cultural context

  Similar to 'pijany jak szewc', shoemakers in old Poland were stereotyped as being temperamental.

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