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

1. (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