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  What it means

  As you (feminine) raised your son, so he will deal with you. The feminine-addressed variant of the proverb about reaping what you sow in child-rearing.

  English equivalent

  You reap what you sow.

  Vocabulary

  • chować — to raise, to bring up
  • poczynać — to begin to act, to deal with

  Grammar note

  'Chowała' is the feminine past tense form, indicating the proverb is addressed to a woman. Otherwise identical in structure to the masculine variant.

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