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  What it means

  “There’s no rose without thorns.” Nothing good comes without some difficulty or downside. Every pleasure or advantage has its price.

  English equivalent

  No rose without a thorn.

  Vocabulary

  • róża — rose
  • kolec — thorn, spike

  Grammar note

  'Róży' is the genitive of 'róża' after 'nie ma'. 'Bez kolców' uses the genitive plural of 'kolec' after 'bez'.

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