Meaning:
Lit: “(to have) fear of being scared” is a tautological as well as comical expression used by Poles to say that they don’t even want to imagine a very pessimistic scenario.
Category: Everyday life
Psynek
Meaning:
Lit. “a dog-son” is a comical overlap of two words: “psy” and “synek”. It is used to refer to dogs which are treated as children by their owners.
Być w kropce
Meaning:
Lit. “to be in a dot” is a relatively popular expression to describe a difficult situation and stress the fact that you cannot imagine a good solution and feel powerless.
Szukać dziury w całym
Meaning:
Lit. “to look for a hole in the whole”. This is a Polish way to say that someone is nit-picking in order to start an argument, a fight. Especially if he/she does not really have anything to be unhappy about. A conflictual person.
Nie przelewa się
Meaning:
Lit. “it’s not spilling over” is a common way of saying that someone’s household is quite poor but still being polite and considerate about the statement.