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شعرة معاوية

English translation: thin thread


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Arabic term or phrase:شعرة معاوية
English translation:thin thread
Entered by: Nadia Ayoub
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Arabic term or phrase: شعرة معاوية
تحرص سوريا على صون شعرة معاوية في العلاقات مع الولايات المتحدة
Menna Mansy
Egypt
thing thread
Explanation:
safeguard the relationship with the US which is hanging by a thin thread.
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 04:52
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1A thin line/tenuous relationMoodi
5Mu'awiyah's hairhalani
4 +1thing thread
Nadia Ayoub


  

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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
thing thread


Explanation:
safeguard the relationship with the US which is hanging by a thin thread.

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 04:52
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 66

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noha Kamal
35 mins
  -> Many thansk Noha :)
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Mu'awiyah's hair


Explanation:
Mu'awiyah's hair [Arabic expression that means very tenuous link]

The Jordanian Islamic movement, the Muslim Brotherhood [MB], by settling the issue of its participation in the upcoming parliamentary elections has contributed to the increase in the political activities in the middle of a domestic atmosphere shackled by economic concerns and a possible regional explosion. This has kept what remained of Mu'awiyah's hair [Arabic expression that means very tenuous link] between the MB and the Jordanian authorities.

halani
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 06:52
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 3
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
A thin line/tenuous relation


Explanation:
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Moodi
Kuwait
Local time: 05:52
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohamed Gaafar
21 hrs
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