ولسه ياما فى الجراب ياحاوى

English translation: many tricks up their sleeve

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Arabic term or phrase:ولسه ياما فى الجراب ياحاوى
English translation:many tricks up their sleeve
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16:25 Jun 7, 2012
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Arabic term or phrase: ولسه ياما فى الجراب ياحاوى
ولسه ياما فى الجراب ياحاوى

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Would like to understand this both literally and figuratively.
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many tricks up their sleeve
Explanation:
"They have many tricks up their sleeve" for example.

please see reference
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5 +1many tricks up their sleeve
Firas Allouzi
5We ain't seen nothing yet
Noha Kamal, PhD.


  

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We ain't seen nothing yet


Explanation:
Literally, it refer to the fact that a magician has a lot in his pouch to show his audience.

Noha Kamal, PhD.
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many tricks up their sleeve


Explanation:
"They have many tricks up their sleeve" for example.

please see reference


    Reference: http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/have+a+trick+up...
Firas Allouzi
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Native speaker of: Arabic
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