إذا كان رب البيت بالدف ضارباً، فشيمة أهل البيت كلهم الرقص
English translation: If the leader is breaking the rules, what should we expect the followers to do?!
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peer agreement (net): +1by their fruit ye shall know them Explanation: by their fruit ye shall know them -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 55 mins (2009-02-13 15:44:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- you can also say " birds of feather flock together" A tree is known by its fruits like father like a son... Example sentence(s):
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If the leader is breaking the rules, what should we expect the followers to do?! Explanation: If the leader is breaking the rules, what should we expect the followers to do?! |
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Shame on the household if they dance to the Master 'beating the drum' !! Explanation: Basically the address is to the leaders who crucify the arabic language. If they do... it is a shame on the rest of the people to dance to their beat.. |
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