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all his geese are swans

Arabic translation: قطه بجمل


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English term or phrase:all his geese are swans
Arabic translation:قطه بجمل
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21:48 May 2, 2008
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / common saying
English term or phrase: all his geese are swans
ما المقصود بالمثل
atefwasfy
Local time: 21:51
قطه بجمل
Explanation:
all his geese are swans
he constantly exaggerates the importance of a person or thing
Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary
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Fathy Shehatto
Local time: 21:51
Grading comment
thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5القرد في عين أمه غزال
Mohsin Alabdali
5الخنفسة شافت ولادها على الحيط قالت لولي فخيط
Nadia Ayoub
5يعمل البحر طحينةAljobury
4 +1قطه بجمل
Fathy Shehatto


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
قطه بجمل


Explanation:
all his geese are swans
he constantly exaggerates the importance of a person or thing
Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary


    Reference: http://www.doghause.com/idioms4.asp
Fathy Shehatto
Local time: 21:51
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amira Naguib
55 mins
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
القرد في عين أمه غزال


Explanation:
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Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 22:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  esperantiste: نعم في تونس نقول كل قرد
3 mins
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agree  Ghada Samir
6 mins
  -> Many thanks.

agree  Yahya Kerolos: yea
8 hrs
  -> Many thanks.

agree  Lina Dallal-Bachi
10 hrs
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agree  Akram Darwish
2 days6 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
يعمل البحر طحينة


Explanation:
It is an idiom used for a person who exaggerates a lot


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Aljobury
Egypt
Local time: 21:51
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 19
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
الخنفسة شافت ولادها على الحيط قالت لولي فخيط


Explanation:
Also means the same.

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 21:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 438
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