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  What it means

  Literally “from the rain under the gutter.” Describes going from a bad situation to an even worse one — “out of the frying pan, into the fire.”

  Vocabulary

  • deszcz — rain
  • rynna — gutter / drainpipe

  Grammar note

  'Z deszczu' uses the genitive after 'z' (from). 'Pod rynnę' uses the accusative after 'pod' indicating motion toward.

  Intermediate

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