Iraqi Proverbs

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الدنيا مثل خيارة، واحدة بايدك و عشرة بتيزك (١)

L: Life is like a cucumber, you get one in your hand and ten in your ass.

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الدنيا مثل خيارة، واحدة بايدك و عشرة بتيزك (٢)

U: For every one good thing you get, ten bad things will follow.

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ابرد من تيز السقى (١)

L: Colder than the ass of a Saqaa (a person in Iraq who wades into the water in order to collect water into a jug. Typically they tie their dishdashas above their waste and so their ass becomes cold from the temperature of the river.)

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ابرد من تيز السقى (٢)

U: When someone is considered Cool, Calm , and Collected or does not show many emotions or is typically very quiet.

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اضرب راسك بالحايط (١)

L: Go beat your head on the wall.

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اضرب راسك بالحايط (٢)

U: Whatever, I don't care.

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اشرب من الشط (١)

L: Go drink from the River.

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اشرب من الشط (٢)

U: Whatever, I don't care. (2)

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اكل بوري (١)

L: He are a faucet

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اكل بوري (٢)

U: What a sucker

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شايف روحه شوفة (١)

L: He sees his soul seeing

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شياف روحه شوفة (٢)

U: King of the hill

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نشاز بينهم (١)

L: Sticks out between them

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نشاز بينهم (٢)

U: Sticks out like a sore thumb

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نفس الطاسة ونفس الحمام (١)

L: The same bowl and the same bath

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نفس الطاسة ونفس الحمام (٢)

U: same-same, nothing has changed

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كان يا ماكان في قديم الزمان (١)

L: There once was a place long ago

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كان يا ماكان في قديم الزمان (٢)

U: Once upon a time

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عباس المستعجل (١)

L: Abass is quick

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عباس المستعجل (٢)

U: Impatient

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يا معود / بمعود (١)

L: Come on!

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يا معود / بمعود (٢)

U: Dude!

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گلبي مثل النار عليك (١)

L: My heart is like fire on you.

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گلبي مثل النار عليك (٢)

U: I am very worried about you.

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متترس عينه غير حفنة تراب (١)

L: His eyes cannot be closed with mold.

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متترس عينه فير حفنة تراب (٢)

U: Said of greedy people

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يبوگ الگحلة من العين (١)

L: He can steal eyeliner from the eye.

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يبوگ الگحلة من العين (٢)

U: Said of professional thief

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عين غطة وعين فراش (١)

L: An eye is a blanket and the other a mattress

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عين غطة وعين فراش (٢)

U: Said to show welcome to a guest

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دير بالك على (١)

L: Turn your mind on...

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دير بالك على (٢)

U: Take care of...

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دير بالك من (١)

Turn your mind from...

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جير بالك من (٢)

U: Beware...

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