Proverbs and Sayings » Arabic

I leant on a bent wall.

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:25:16 +0000

I leant on a bent wall. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… I depended on someone who is not depandable. (Translated from an Arabic proverb)

If you are saved from the lion, do not be greedy and hunt it.

admin — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:51:39 +0000

If you are saved from the lion, do not be greedy and hunt it. — (One of the meanings of this proverb could be… “Don’t press your luck.”) (Translated from an Arabic proverb)

A sinking man will try to catch any rope.

admin — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:58:45 +0000

A sinking man will try to catch any rope. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… Someone in a difficult situation will do anything to get out of it. (Translated from an Arabic proverb)

Put your head between these heads and shout cut our heads off.

admin — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 08:54:00 +0000

Put your head between these heads and shout cut our heads off. — Meaning “Would you do whatever anyone else is doing even if it mean (Translated from an Arabic proverb)s your life?” (like the english proverb if your friend jumped from a bridge would you).

I hear cracking, but I don’t see grinding

admin — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:59:08 +0000

I hear cracking, but I don’t see grinding — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… It’s just words, but no acts (Translated from an Arabic proverb)