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pierwsze koty za płoty

//ˈpjɛr.fʂɛ ˈkɔ.tɘ za‿ˈpwɔ.tɘ//
Polishproverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    the first pancake is always spoiled, the first step is always the hardest

Etymology

Literally, “first cats [are thrown] over the fences”. Probably from the fact that the first cats from a litter used to be cast away as they were considered weaker and only the strong ones were kept.

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