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  What it means

  “The wolf is full and the sheep is whole.” A solution that satisfies both sides — nobody loses. Used when a compromise or clever arrangement benefits everyone.

  English equivalent

  Have your cake and eat it too.

  Vocabulary

  • wilk — wolf
  • syty — full, satiated
  • owca — sheep
  • cały — whole, intact, unharmed

  Grammar note

  'Syty' and 'cała' are predicate adjectives agreeing with their subjects in gender and number.

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