watchdog a bone
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| 4 | امنح الحارس شيئا يبلغ عنه |
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| 4 | امنح حارسك مكافأة بسيطة |
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51 mins confidence: 
امنح الحارس شيئا يبلغ عنه Explanation: السياق هنا هو حارس مهمته المراقبة، يظل يراقب حتى يحدث ما يلزم الإبلاغ عنه، أظن المقصود هو ارحم الحارس وقم بتصرف يبلغ عنه لأن المسكين يكاد يموت من الملل التشبيه هنا هو أن الحارس يقتات على ما يبلغ عنه the same way one feeds bones to their dog |
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امنح حارسك مكافأة بسيطة Explanation: امنح حارسك مكافأة بسيطة to toss/ throw someone a bone: It means to give someone a little bit of something, as in a reward or some kind of recognition - Sometimes it means telling something to somebody to make him or her feel better. https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/34597/is-toss-a-... To throw someone a bone means to give him a small concession, favor or gift as a consolation prize for losing the bigger thing that he really wanted. |
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