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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / common sayings and idiom | | English term or phrase: Don't keep a dog and bark yourself | | ماذا يعنى المثل الشعبى |
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 Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 | don't keep a dog and bark yourself تخلص من الوسيط
Explanation:
I don't think there is an equivalent in Arabic.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-04-29 23:01:35 GMT)
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I don’t think I got it right the first time. I think it means “why drive when you can be driven?” So, I think the closest would be:
إدي العيش لخبازه ولو يأكل نصه
I know it is not bull’s eye, but I think it’s the closest
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| May 4, 2008 - Changes made by Mohsin Alabdali: | | Edited KOG entry | atefwasfy's old entry - "Don't keep a dog and bark yourself" => "ما حك جلدك إلا ظفرك" |
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