مشت با درفش زدن
English translation: doing sth in vain
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| 07:31 Jun 29, 2010 |
| Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Idiomatic Expressions | |||||||
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| 5 +2 | doing sth in vain |
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| 5 | punching the awl (trying to do something impossible) |
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| 5 | Beat the Air |
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punching the awl (trying to do something impossible) Explanation: مشت با درفش زدن can be literally translated as punching the awl (trying to do something impossible). درفش means awl. you can see the picture here: http://www.google.com.my/imglanding?q=درفش&imgurl=http://www... مشت با درفش زدن means trying to do something impossible. reference: http://www.loghatnaameh.com/dehkhodaworddetail-535a8b1c64114... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2010-06-29 07:41:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Made a mistake ;-) What I explained above is for مشت با درفش برآمدن مشت بر درفش زدن means trying to do something irrational. http://www.loghatnaameh.com/dehkhodaworddetail-535a8b1c64114... |
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8 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2doing sth in vain Explanation: It is an idiom meaning doing sth in vain -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 35 mins (2010-06-29 08:06:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Dehkhoda defines this idiom as follows: کنايه از امر دشوار مثل درآويختن ضعيف با قوي http://www.mibosearch.com/word.aspx?wName=مشت (English translation: It is an idiom indicating something very difficult or impossible such as the fight between an a very weak person and a very strong one) Awl is the symbol of strength and fist is the symbol of weakness as compared to awl. However strong your fist is, you can not hit it on an awl! This idiom is also used to define the relationship (or better to say the "animosity") between two opposite things. Similar Persian expressions which indicate such a relationship are as follows: سنگ و سبو آب و آتش پشه و باد آتش و پنبه مشت و سندان |
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