علي نفسها جنت براقش
English translation: dig own grave
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| 13:33 Jan 5, 2010 |
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|  Selected response from: Nadia Ayoub Egypt Local time: 21:13 | ||||||
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| 4 +2 | dig own grave |
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| 4 +1 | Ignorance is the worst acquaintance |
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| 3 | snitches end up in ditches |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Ignorance is the worst acquaintance Explanation: Ignorance is the worst acquaintance Reference: http://www.proz.com/profile/643312?popup=kudoz&mode=answered... Reference: http://www.acc4arab.com/acc/showthread.php?t=3951 |
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snitches end up in ditches Explanation: I found this suggestion as well. Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_arabic/slang/1675434-sn... |
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30 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2dig own grave Explanation: dig your own grave to do something stupid that will cause problems for you in the future http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/dig own grave |
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