سر از پا نشناخته

English translation: heart and soul (to be so enthusiastic about or committed to something that one forgets about themselves)

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:سر از پا نشناختن
English translation:heart and soul (to be so enthusiastic about or committed to something that one forgets about themselves)
Entered by: WJM53

02:09 Jun 10, 2016
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO]
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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: سر از پا نشناخته
This is a quote by Supreme Leader Khamenei.


كسانی كه در دوران دفاع مقدّس سر از پا نشناخته در صفوف دفاع مقدّس شركت می‌کردند، منتظران حقیقی بودند


سر از پا نشناخته = ?

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WJM53
United States
Local time: 05:04
heart and soul
Explanation:
سر از پا نشناختن means being so enthusiastic about or committed to something in a way that makes you forget about yourself.
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Sanam Shahed-ali
Iran
Local time: 12:34
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3To be beside onself
Mahmood Movassaghi
5jumping at the opportunity
Narges Ghanbari Velashani
4heart and soul
Sanam Shahed-ali


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
To be beside onself


Explanation:
beside oneself: almost out of one's senses from a strong emotion, as from joy, delight, anger, fear, or grief.
If you are beside yourself with a particular feeling or emotion, it is so strong that it makes you almost out of control.

Example sentence(s):
  • He was beside himself with rage when the train left without him.

    Reference: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/beside--oneself
    Reference: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/be-beside...
Mahmood Movassaghi
United States
Local time: 05:04
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi), Native in DariDari
PRO pts in category: 4

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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
سر از پا نشناختن
jumping at the opportunity


Explanation:
Not waiting long

Narges Ghanbari Velashani
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Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
heart and soul


Explanation:
سر از پا نشناختن means being so enthusiastic about or committed to something in a way that makes you forget about yourself.

Sanam Shahed-ali
Iran
Local time: 12:34
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Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi), Native in AzerbaijaniAzerbaijani
PRO pts in category: 12
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