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  What it means

  “Even calves lick a foolish wolf.” A predator who loses his edge or cunning becomes harmless — even prey no longer fears him. Used of someone who was once dangerous but has become ineffectual.

  Vocabulary

  • głupi — foolish, stupid
  • wilk — wolf
  • cielę — calf
  • lizać — to lick

  Grammar note

  'Głupiego wilka' is the genitive singular (object of 'liżą'). 'Cielęta' is the nominative plural of 'cielę', a neuter noun with the -ę ending.

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