strach ma wielkie oczy

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “fear has huge eyes”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrax ˈma ˈvjɛl.kjɛ ˈɔ.t͡ʂɘ/
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  • Syllabification: strach ma wiel‧kie o‧czy

Proverb

strach ma wielkie oczy

  1. (idiomatic) fear makes things look twice as bad as they really are

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