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  What it means

  “The devil doesn’t take the wicked.” Said ironically of someone unpleasant or troublesome who nevertheless survives every hardship — bad people seem to be indestructible.

  English equivalent

  The devil looks after his own.

  Vocabulary

  • zły — bad, wicked, evil
  • diabeł — devil
  • brać — to take

  Grammar note

  'Złego' is the genitive singular of 'zły', used as the object of 'brać' (to take someone). 'Diabli nie biorą' — 'diabli' is the nominative plural of 'diabeł'.

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