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kruk krukowi oka nie wykole

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Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, one raven does not peck the other's eye out. Compare Russian ворон ворону глаз не выклюет (voron voronu glaz ne vykljujet).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkruk kruˈkɔ.vi ˈɔ.ka ɲɛ vɘˈkɔ.lɛ/
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  • Syllabification: kruk kru‧ko‧wi o‧ka nie wy‧ko‧le

Proverb

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kruk krukowi oka nie wykole

  1. (idiomatic) people with shared interest are not likely to do harm to each other
    Synonyms: kurwa kurwie łba nie urwie, mnich mnichowi kaptura nie oberwie

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