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  What it means

  Literally “to eat bread from many different ovens.” It describes someone who is experienced, worldly, and has seen a lot of different life situations.

  Vocabulary

  • piec — oven / stove
  • chleb — bread

  Grammar note

  Genitive 'niejednego pieca'.

  Cultural context

  In old Poland, every house had its own oven and its own bread recipe; traveling and eating others' bread was a sign of a traveler.

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