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Idiomatic Expressions
Common German idioms for natural speech.
دعایت میکنم
I am keeping my fingers crossed for you
do'â-yat mikonam
Lit: I press my thumbs for you
به من ربطی ندارد
That is not my problem
be man rabti nadârad
Lit: that is not my beer
حالا یا هرگز
Now it is do or die
hâlâ yâ hargez
Lit: now it is about the sausage
این اصل مطلب است
That is the crux of the matter
in asl-e matlab ast
Lit: that is where the dog is buried
گاف دادن
To put one's foot in it
gâf dâdan
Lit: to step into the grease pot
با یک تیر دو نشان زدن
To hit the nail on the head
bâ yek tir do neshân zadan
با یک تیر دو نشان زدن
To kill two birds with one stone
bâ yek tir do neshân zadan
Lit: to hit two flies with one swat
کسی را به آزمون گذاشتن
To put someone to the test
kasi râ be âzmun gozâshtan
Lit: to feel someone's tooth
راه اشتباه رفتن
To be on the wrong track
râh-e eshtebâh raftan
Lit: to be on the wood path
زبانآور بودن
To have the gift of the gab
zabân-âvar budan
Lit: not to have fallen on one's mouth
سحرخیز باش تا کامروا باشی
The early bird catches the worm
saharkhiz bâsh tâ kâmravâ bâshi
Lit: morning hour has gold in its mouth
هر چیزی را پایانی است
Everything comes to an end eventually
har chizi râ pâyâni-st
Lit: everything has an end, only a sausage has two
