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  What it means

  Literally “to get up with the left leg.” To be in a bad mood from the very start of the day. “To wake up on the wrong side of the bed.”

  Vocabulary

  • lewa — left
  • noga — leg

  Grammar note

  Instrumental 'nogą'.

  Cultural context

  Reflects the ancient superstition that the left side is unlucky.

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