strach ma wielkie oczy
Polish
editEtymology
editLiterally, “fear has huge eyes”.
Pronunciation
editProverb
edit- (idiomatic) fear makes things look twice as bad as they really are
Further reading
edit- strach ma wielkie oczy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- strach ma wielkie oczy in Polish dictionaries at PWN