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English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | | English term or phrase: He couldn't find his way out of a paper bag | | He couldn't find his way out of a paper bag |
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| | شخص مغفل/أحمق/غبي | Explanation:
It means if someone put a paper bag over your head, you couldn't find a way to get out of it. The point is not the literal meaning, but the inference behind it. Which is, he's an idiot. |
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Ziad Alghamdi
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 09:12
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29 mins confidence:   | he couldn't find his way out of a paper bag أي أنه شخص لا يعرف التصرف حتى في أبسط الأمور
Explanation:
It would be helpful to provide more context
| Safaa Roumani
United States
Local time: 02:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
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4 hrs confidence: | he couldn't find his way out of a paper bag شخص مغفل/أحمق/غبي
Explanation:
It means if someone put a paper bag over your head, you couldn't find a way to get out of it. The point is not the literal meaning, but the inference behind it. Which is, he's an idiot.
| Ziad Alghamdi
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 09:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 12
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