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kiedy wejdziesz między wrony, trzeba krakać jak i ony

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Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, when you join the crows, you have to caw like they do. A rhyming phrase.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkjɛ.dɘ ˈvɛj.d͡ʑɛʂ ˈmjɛn.d͡zɘ ˈvrɔ.nɘ | ˈtʂɛ.ba ˈkra.kat͡ɕ ˈjak i ˈɔ.nɘ/
  • Syllabification: kie‧dy wej‧dziesz mię‧dzy wro‧ny, trze‧ba kra‧kać jak i o‧ny

Proverb

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kiedy wejdziesz między wrony, trzeba krakać jak i ony

  1. (idiomatic) when in Rome, do as the Romans do

Further reading

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