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musi to na Rusi, a w Polsce jak kto chce

//ˈmu.ɕi ˈtɔ na‿ˈru.ɕi |a‿ˈfpɔl.st͡sɛ ˈjak ˈktɔ ˈxt͡sɛ//
Polishproverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    colloquialyou can't force one to do what you want, one will do as one pleases (snapped in response to a sentence containing musieć)

Etymology

Literally, “Must – that's in Ruthenia/Rus, and in Poland, it's [one does] as one wants”. Kto chce stressed on the first syllable, keeping the meter of a w Polsce.

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