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  What it means

  “Everyone cuts bread towards themselves.” People naturally act in their own interest. When cutting bread, you pull the knife toward yourself — a metaphor for self-interest.

  English equivalent

  Everyone looks out for number one.

  Vocabulary

  • krajać — to cut, to slice
  • chleb — bread
  • do siebie — towards oneself

  Grammar note

  'Do siebie' uses the genitive of the reflexive pronoun 'się/siebie'.

  Cultural context

  Bread-cutting is a common domestic image in Polish folk proverbs.

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