Word type
Idiom
۴۳ words
- آب توی دهنâb tu-ye dahânwater in mouth (mouthwatering)
- از دماغ فیل افتادهaz damâgh-e fil oftâdefell from the elephant's nose (snobby)
- از کوره در رفتنaz kure dar raftanto fly off the handle, lose one's temper
- بادمجان دور قاب چینbâdemjân-e dor-e qâb chinsycophant arranging eggplants
- پا تو کفش کسی کردنpâ tu kafsh-e kasi kardanto put foot in someone's shoe (interfere)
- پوستکلفتpust-koloftthick-skinned, tough
- تسلیت گفتنtasliyat goftanto offer condolences
- ته دل خوشحال بودنtah-e del khoshhâl budanhappy at the bottom of one's heart
- توی هفت آسمانtu-ye haft âsemânin seven heavens (overjoyed)
- جا خوردنjâ khordanto be taken aback, startled
- جیگرتو بخورمjigareto bokhoramI love you so much (lit. "I'll eat your liver")
- چشم روشنیcheshm-roshanigift on good news
- چشمم آب نشدcheshm-am âb nashodmy eye didn't melt (I'm not impressed)
- چشمم در آمدcheshmam dar âmadmy eye fell out (shocked)
- حاجآقا مسالتونhaj-agha-masaltonA nagging-questions meme (from The Lizard)
- حال کردنhâl kardanto enjoy, have a blast
- خر تو خرkhar tu khardonkey on donkey (chaos)
- درد دل کردنdard-e del kardanto share one's pain (heart-talk)
- دست انجام شدdast anjâm shodby-hand done (deal closed)
- دستش بهش نرسیدdast-ash be-hesh na-residhis hand didn't reach (couldn't)
- دل به دریا زدنdel be daryâ zadanto take a leap, throw heart to sea
- دل به دل راه داردdel be del râh dâradhearts have a path to hearts
- دل تنگdel-e tanga tight heart, missing
- دل خوشdel-e khosha happy heart, content
- دل دریاdel-e daryâsea-hearted, big-hearted
- دلش گرفتنdelesh gereftanto feel down/heavy-hearted
- دلم آب شدdelam âb shodmy heart melted
- ذوقمرگ شدنzogh-marg shodanto be over the moon, die of delight
- رو به راست بودنru be râst budanbeing honest, straight-faced
- رو دست خوردنru dast khordanto be tricked
- زیر آب زدنzir-e âb zadanto undermine someone
- سر به هواsar be havâhead in the air (absent-minded)
- سر زبان افتادنsar-e zabân oftâdanto fall on tongues (be talked about)
- سر کسی شیره مالیدنsar-e kasi shire mâlidanrub honey on someone's head (sweet-talk)
- سنگ پا شدنsang-pâ shodanbecoming a foot-stone (shameless)
- شاید همshâyad hammaybe even / or perhaps
- کف کردنkaf kardanto be stunned/blown away (slang)
- کلاه گذاشتن سر کسیkolâh gozâshtan sar-e kasito put a hat on someone (deceive)
- کور خواندیkur khândiyou read it blind (you're wrong)
- گوش تا گوشgush tâ gushfrom ear to ear (everywhere)
- نازکنارنجیnâzok-nârenjioversensitive, thin-skinned
- نازم نمیادnazam-nemiyadNot in the mood to be coy / not feeling it
- هوا دو نفره استhavâ do-nafare astthe weather is for couples