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Polish frequency list

No. 13,919 in Polish

poprzeczkę

"Poprzeczkę" means "crossbar."

In a sentence

  • Podniósł poprzeczkę, aby bardziej się starać.

    He raised the bar to strive harder.

    This context presents 'poprzeczkę' as a metaphor for setting a higher standard or goal.

  • Musisz przeskoczyć tę wysoką poprzeczkę podczas zawodów.

    You have to jump over this high bar during the competition.

    Here, 'poprzeczkę' is used literally as a bar in a physical context, such as in high jump sports.

  • Przekroczyłeś poprzeczkę, stawiając takie żądania.

    You crossed the line by making such demands.

    In this sentence, 'poprzeczkę' is metaphorically used to indicate a limit or boundary that was exceeded.

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