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به آب و آتش زدن

English translation: to go through fire and water, to pull out all the stops

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:به آب و آتش زدن
English translation:to go through fire and water, to pull out all the stops
Entered by: WJM53

01:13 Oct 13, 2015
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO]
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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: به آب و آتش زدن
This is from the story شوهر آمریکایی by جلال آل احمد.


البته دختره نفهمید. یعنی انگلیسی آن مردکه را نفهمید. ناچار من برایش ترجمه کردم. آن وقت به جای این که جواب آن مرد را بدهد؛ در آمده رو به من که لابد بد اخلاق بوده‌ای یا هرزه بوده‌ای که شوهرت طلاقت داده. به همین صراحت. یعنی من برای این که تندی حرف آن مردکه را جبران کرده باشم و دختره را از تنهایی در آورده باشم؛ سر دلم را باز کردم و برایش گفتم که آمریکا بوده‌ام و بعد که برایش گفتم شوهرم چه کاره بود و به این علت ازش طلاق گرفتم، می‌دانید چه گفت؟ گفت این که عیب نشد. هیچ کاری عار نیست... لابد خانواده‌اش دست به سرت کرده‌اند که ارثش به بچه‌ات نرسد، یا لابد بداخلاق بوده‌ای و ازین حرف‌ها، اصلاً انگار نه انگار که تازه از راه رسیده. طلب‌کار هم بود. خوب، معلوم است. شوهرش نماینده‌ی مجلس بود. آخر اگر این خاک بر سرها نروند این لگوری‌ها را نگیرند که دختری مثل من، نمی‌رود خودش را به آب و آتش بزند...


به آب و آتش زدن = ?

Thanks.
WJM53
United States
Local time: 08:34
going through thick and thin/pulling out all the stops/going through fire and water
Explanation:
going through thick and thin/pulling out all the stops/going through fire and water
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Mahmood Haerian-Ardakani
Canada
Local time: 08:34
Grading comment
Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +4going through thick and thin/pulling out all the stops/going through fire and water
Mahmood Haerian-Ardakani


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
going through thick and thin/pulling out all the stops/going through fire and water


Explanation:
going through thick and thin/pulling out all the stops/going through fire and water

Mahmood Haerian-Ardakani
Canada
Local time: 08:34
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Niayesh Omidi
4 hrs
agree  Edward Plaisance Jr
17 hrs
agree  Ramak Milani: Going through thick and thin means to support and stay with someone despite all the obstacles. Going through fire and water is the right choice.
1 day 51 mins
agree  Younes Mostafaei
1 day 15 hrs
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