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  What it means

  “My cottage is on the edge.” I want nothing to do with this — it’s not my problem. Used to express deliberate non-involvement or indifference to a conflict or trouble that doesn’t concern the speaker.

  English equivalent

  Not my circus, not my monkeys. / My house is on the outskirts.

  Vocabulary

  • chata — cottage, hut
  • kraj — edge, border (here); also: country

  Grammar note

  'Z kraju' uses the genitive of 'kraj' after 'z' meaning 'from the edge/border'. The phrase is elliptical — the verb 'jest' (is) is omitted.

  Cultural context

  The image is of a peasant whose cottage sits at the edge of the village, away from communal affairs — a metaphor for deliberate detachment.

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