strach ma wielkie oczy

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “fear has huge eyes”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstrax ˈma ˈvjɛl.kjɛ ˈɔ.t͡ʂɨ/
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Rhymes: -ɔt͡ʂɨ

Proverb

strach ma wielkie oczy

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

Further reading

strach ma wielkie oczy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
strach ma wielkie oczy in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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