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digging up old skeletons

Arabic translation: ينبش قبور الماضي

06:40 Jul 27, 2005
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English term or phrase: digging up old skeletons
Indulging in history is not his style. If anyone in the meeting were to start digging up old skeletons, he intervenes and commands, "That's all history"
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Arabic translation:ينبش قبور الماضي
Explanation:
That's what I believe we say in Arabic.
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neuneutek
Local time: 17:55
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Summary of answers provided
3 +8ينبش قبور الماضي
neuneutek
5إثارة الماضي
AbdulHameed Al Hadidi
4الخوض في التاريخ أو الماضي
Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)


  

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0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
ينبش قبور الماضي


Explanation:
That's what I believe we say in Arabic.

neuneutek
Local time: 17:55
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Iman Khaireddine: أو ينبش الماضي
6 mins
  -> :) Agreed. Thanks a lot, Imane.
agree  houari
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Houari. :)
agree  Dina Abdo
2 hrs
  -> Many thanks, AMT :)
agree  lamiayehia: 100%
2 hrs
  -> :) Thanks a lot, Lamia Gouda.
agree  Alexander Yeltsov
6 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot, Mr. Yeltsov. :)
agree  Rania KH
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Rania. :)
agree  Mohamed Elsayed
18 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot, Mr. El-Sayed. :)
agree  A Nabil Bouitieh
4 days
  -> Thanks a lot, Mr. Bouitieh.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
إثارة الماضي


Explanation:
أثارة الماضي، التذكرة بمشاكل أو متاعب مضى عليها زمن

AbdulHameed Al Hadidi
Local time: 17:55
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 16
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
الخوض في التاريخ أو الماضي


Explanation:
أي السرد في ما قد ولى عليه الدهر

Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)
Local time: 18:55
Native speaker of: Arabic
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