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  What it means

  “In time, sparrows sit on the scarecrow.” Familiarity breeds contempt — what once frightened us loses its power over time. People grow accustomed to threats, authority, or danger and stop taking them seriously.

  English equivalent

  Familiarity breeds contempt.

  Vocabulary

  • czas — time
  • wróbel — sparrow
  • strach — scarecrow; fear
  • siadać — to sit down, to perch

  Grammar note

  'Na strachu' uses the locative of 'strach'. 'Z czasem' means 'with time, over time'.

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