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  What it means

  Literally “to press/stuff putty.” Means to lie, to talk nonsense, or to try and convince someone of something obviously false. “To talk rubbish / to feed someone a line.”

  Vocabulary

  • kit — putty / caulk

  Grammar note

  Accusative 'kit'. Imperfective 'wciskać', perfective 'wcisnąć'.

  Cultural context

  One of the most common colloquialisms for lying in Poland.

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