افقعه بمبه صغيّرة

English translation: set him up

16:20 Jul 8, 2011
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / slangs
Arabic term or phrase: افقعه بمبه صغيّرة
This is in the context where someone plans to hurt another person by panning something bad for him.
sithanem
Local time: 10:27
English translation:set him up
Explanation:
to set someone up is like to trick him
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Nourhan Magdi
Local time: 16:27
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3pull a trick on him
Hassan Lotfy
5set him up
Nourhan Magdi
3To teach him a lesson
soamo19


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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
pull a trick on him


Explanation:
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-07-08 17:23:25 GMT)
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will fix his wagon

Hassan Lotfy
Egypt
Local time: 16:27
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohsin Alabdali
47 mins

agree  REHAM HUSSIEN
1 hr

agree  Lina Shehabi Murad (Mourant)
14 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
set him up


Explanation:
to set someone up is like to trick him

Nourhan Magdi
Local time: 16:27
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
To teach him a lesson


Explanation:
To teach him a lesson

soamo19
Singapore
Local time: 22:27
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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