Theme
Idioms and Proverbs
۴۰ words
- آب زیرکاهâb zir-e kâhdeceitfully calm / wolf in sheep's clothing (lit. water under straw)
- از آب درآوردنaz âb dar âvardanto pull off / manage to achieve
- با یک تیر دو نشانbâ yek tir do neshânkill two birds with one stone (lit. two targets with one arrow)
- بشکنبشکنbeshkan-beshkanfinger-snapping (in Iranian dance / celebration)
- بیزحمتbi-zahmatplease / without trouble (polite request filler)
- بیطعمbi-ta'mtasteless / bland / without quality
- پشم نریختنpashm narikhtanto not give a damn / not care at all (colloquial)
- جفنگjafangnonsense / rubbish (spoken)
- چاپیدنchâpidanto rip off / to fleece (colloquial)
- چشمبهراهcheshm-be-râhwaiting expectantly / eyes on the road
- چشم دوختنcheshm dukhtanto stare at / have eyes on (something coveted)
- چشموگوش بازcheshm-o-gush-bâzopen-eyed / worldly / experienced
- خوشت اومدkhosht omaddid you like it? / how was that for you? (colloquial)
- دریادلیdaryâ-delibig-heartedness / generosity (lit. heart like the sea)
- دست بالاdast-e bâlâthe upper hand / advantage
- دستوپا چلفتیdast-o-pâ chelefticlumsy / awkward person
- دل سوختنdel sukhtanto feel sympathy (lit. one's heart to burn)
- دهنبینdahan-binsycophant / one who reads the room to know what to say
- زباندرازzabân-derâzbig mouth / insolent speaker
- زیرآبریزیzir-âb rizibackstabbing / undermining behind the scenes
- سنگ تمام گذاشتنsang-e tamâm gozâshtanto pull out all the stops / make every effort
- سنگ زیرینsang-e zirincornerstone / foundation stone
- شیرینزبانshirin-zabânsweet-tongued / charming speaker
- قیل و قالqil-o-qâla fuss / commotion / rowdiness
- کشمکشkeshmakeshstruggle / tug-of-war / conflict
- کوه به کوه نمیرسد، آدم به آدم میرسدkuh be kuh nemiresad, âdam be âdam miresadmountains don't meet but people do
- گرموسردgarm-o-sardwarm and cold / ups and downs (life experience)
- گل گفتنgol goftanto say something beautiful / be spot-on (praise)
- گلهمند شدنgeleh-mand shodanto become resentful / hold a grudge
- لاتولوتlât-o-lutriff-raff / street thugs (colloquial)
- لطف داریlotf dâriyou are kind / how sweet of you (social phrase)
- ماهی از سر گنده میشودmâhi az sar gandeh mishavadfish rots from the head (corruption starts at the top)
- مثل آب خوردنmesl-e âb khordanas easy as drinking water
- ناقابلnâqâbelunworthy (self-deprecating phrase when giving gifts)
- نمکگیرnamak-girto owe gratitude (lit. to be salted by someone)
- نمکناشناسnamak-nâshnâsungrateful (lit. not knowing the salt)
- نوشداروnush-dâruantidote / cure (lit. sweet medicine)
- نیمجوشnim-jushhalf-baked / not thought through
- هر که بامش بیش برفش بیشترhar ke bâmash bish barfash bishtarmore possessions more worries (lit. deeper roof deeper snow)
- یخ کردنyakh kardanto freeze (with fear) / become ice-cold