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  What it means

  Literally “to hold someone by their word.” Means to hold someone to a promise — to expect them to follow through on what they said.

  Vocabulary

  • trzymać — to hold
  • słowo — word / promise

  Grammar note

  'Za słowo' uses the accusative after 'za.' 'Kogoś' is the accusative of 'ktoś' (someone).

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