Social Rituals
زیر آب زدن
/ zir-e âb zadan /
phrase · to undermine someone
Say itzir-e ÂB za-DAN
Meaning
معنی۱
This idiom is everywhere in Iranian workplaces and family politics. It's strongly negative, accusing someone of zir-e âb zadan is a serious charge. The opposite virtue is رکگویی (rok-gu'i) "directness," which Iranians admire but rarely practice in conflict.
In a sentence
مثالزیر آبشو زد
zir-e âbesh-o zad
He stabbed him in the back
پیش رئیس زیر آبمو زده
pish-e ra'is zir-e âb-am-o zade
She badmouthed me to the boss
این کارا زیر آب زدنه
in kâr-â zir-e âb zadan-e
This stuff is just backstabbing
In its constellation
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زیر آب زدنzir-e âb zadan
keeps company with ۵ words