Don't keep a dog and bark yourself
Arabic translation: ما حك جلدك إلا ظفرك
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| 18:40 Apr 29, 2008 |
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|  Selected response from: Mohsin Alabdali Saudi Arabia Local time: 11:17 | ||||||
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peer agreement (net): +1| don't keep a dog and bark yourself أكل ومرعى وقلة صنعة Explanation: أكل ومرعى وقلة صنعة -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 mins (2008-04-29 18:50:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Don't pay someone to do a task and then do it yourself. |
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| don't keep a dog and bark yourself جبتك يا عبد المعين تعني، لقيتك يا عبد المعين تنعان Explanation: جبتك يا عبد المعين تعني، لقيتك يا عبد المعين تنعان It is the closest equivalent I could think of, as the meaning of the source saying, as Hani clarified & as found out by search :Don't pay someone to do a task and then do it yourself, then this well-known saying is very close to yours, unless you find something closer! Good Luck! |
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| don't keep a dog and bark yourself ما حك جلدك إلا ظفرك Explanation: . |
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| don\'t keep a dog and bark yourself غاوي تعب Explanation: Why keep a dog and bark yourself? UK SAYING - said when you want to know why someone would do something themselves when they already pay someone else to do that thing the Cambridge dict. Reference: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=23062&dict=CA... |
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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. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2008-04-29 23:01:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 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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| don't keep a dog and bark yourself ما حك جلدك مثل ظفرك فتول أنت جميع أمرك Explanation: Don't pay someone to do a task and then do it yourself |
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