Social Rituals
سر زبان افتادن
/ sar-e zabân oftâdan /
idiom · to fall on tongues (be talked about)
Say itsar-e-zaban-OFTADAN
Meaning
معنی۱
Sar-e zabân oftâdan literally means "to fall on the tip of the tongue." In practice it names the moment your name, your business, your scandal becomes the subject of public talk.
In a sentence
مثالاسمش سر زبونها افتاده
esm-ash sar-e zabunâ oftâde
His name is on everyone's tongue
این آهنگ یهشبه سر زبون افتاد
in âhang ye-shabe sar-e zabun oftâd
This song hit everyone's lips overnight
نمیخوام سر زبون بیفتم
nemikhâm sar-e zabun biyoftam
I don't want to become the subject of gossip
In its constellation
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سر زبان افتادنsar-e zabân oftâdan
keeps company with ۶ words