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  What it means

  Children resemble their parents in character, behaviour, or abilities. Like father, like son.

  English equivalent

  The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

  Vocabulary

  • jabłko — apple
  • jabłoń — apple tree
  • toczyć się — to roll

  Grammar note

  'Od jabłoni' is genitive after 'od' (from). 'Się toczy' is reflexive verb form.

  Cultural context

  A direct equivalent of the English proverb, widely used in everyday Polish.

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