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kamień u szyi — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • albatross noun A large seabird with long narrow wings and a hooked beak, found mainly over the Southern Ocean and North Pacific, famous for gliding vast distances without flapping.

Senses

kamień u szyi is used for these senses in English:

  • albatross (figurative) A long-term impediment, burden, or curse.
  • albatross around one's neck (idiomatic, figurative) A characteristic, possession, associate, or previous deed that hinders one's ability to succeed.

albatross — full definition

  1. noun A large seabird with long narrow wings and a hooked beak, found mainly over the Southern Ocean and North Pacific, famous for gliding vast distances without flapping.
  2. noun A heavy burden, problem, or source of guilt that someone cannot get rid of.

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