بينه وبينه ما صنع الحداد

English translation: is at loggerheads / odds with him

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Arabic term or phrase:بينه وبينه ما صنع الحداد
English translation:is at loggerheads / odds with him
Entered by: Ahmed Ghaly (X)

16:51 May 31, 2014
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Arabic term or phrase: بينه وبينه ما صنع الحداد
Country: Egypt

The person here is talking about two people who help each other even though there are some problems between them in other areas of life:

يعني مهما كانت الظروف لما لقى له فرصة في الجامعة جابه يدرس رغم إن بينه وبينه ما صنع الحداد
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is at loggerheads with him
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http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/be at loggerheads

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5 +1is at loggerheads with him
Ahmed Ghaly (X)
4at daggers drawn
Muhammad Atallah
4at odds
Salih YILDIRIM


  

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is at loggerheads with him


Explanation:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/be at loggerheads

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/loggerhea...

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/arabic_to_english/idioms_maxims_sa...

Ahmed Ghaly (X)
Egypt
Local time: 20:50
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
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at daggers drawn


Explanation:
A Dictionary of Idioms, by Dr. Mohammad El-Batal

Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 20:50
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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at odds


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Alternate!

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 14:50
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Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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Asker: Thank you for this suggestion. I like this alternative!

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