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  What it means

  “On Saint Valentine’s Day, cents flee the house.” A humorous proverb noting that Valentine’s Day (February 14) is an expensive occasion — money disappears quickly on gifts and celebrations.

  Vocabulary

  • uciekają — flee, run away (third person plural)
  • centy — cents, pennies (plural of cent)
  • z domu — from the house (genitive after z)

  Grammar note

  'Z domu' uses the genitive of 'dom' after 'z' (from). 'Uciekają' is the third person plural of 'uciekać' (to flee).

  Cultural context

  Valentine's Day gift-giving became popular in Poland in the 1990s, and this proverb reflects the commercial side of the holiday.

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