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  What it means

  One’s own is not a stranger — people naturally favour those close to them over outsiders.

  English equivalent

  Blood is thicker than water.

  Vocabulary

  • swój — one's own, one of us
  • obcy — stranger, foreigner, outsider

  Grammar note

  'Swój' is a reflexive possessive pronoun referring back to the subject.

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