czym skorupka za młodu nasiąknie, tym na starość trąci

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Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, what the shell soaks in when it is young, it smells of it in old age.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʂɨm skɔˈrup.ka zaˈmwɔ.du naˈɕɔŋk.ɲɛ tɨm naˈsta.rɔɕt͡ɕ ˈtrɔɲ.t͡ɕi/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔɲt͡ɕi

Proverb

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czym skorupka za młodu nasiąknie, tym na starość trąci

  1. (idiomatic) as the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined

Further reading

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