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  What it means

  “Bread has horns.” Bread can be hard to come by — it can push back and resist you. Used to mean that earning a living is not easy.

  Vocabulary

  • chleb — bread
  • rogi — horns (plural of róg)

  Grammar note

  'Ma' is third-person singular present of 'mieć' (to have). 'Rogi' is the accusative plural.

  Cultural context

  A short, cryptic proverb — the image of bread with horns conveys that even basic survival can be a struggle.

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