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  What it means

  Literally “overzealousness is worse than fascism.” A hyperbolic way to say that someone being too eager or trying too hard often causes more harm than good.

  Vocabulary

  • nadgorliwość — overzealousness
  • gorsza — worse

  Grammar note

  Comparative 'gorszy' + 'od' + genitive.

  Cultural context

  A very popular, though controversial, Polish saying used to mock bureaucracy or overly strict rule-followers.

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