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טיפש אחד זרק אבן לבאר, אלף חכמים לא יוציאו אותה

English translation: all the king's horses and all the king's men, couldn't put Humpty together again


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Hebrew term or phrase:טיפש אחד זרק אבן לבאר, אלף חכמים לא יוציאו אותה
English translation:all the king's horses and all the king's men, couldn't put Humpty together again
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12:52 Mar 26, 2011
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Hebrew term or phrase: טיפש אחד זרק אבן לבאר, אלף חכמים לא יוציאו אותה
האם יש אימרה מקבילה באנגלית ומי יודע מה מקור הביטוי????
JeSsRockiT
Local time: 12:54
all the king's horses and all the king's men, couldn't put Humpty together again
Explanation:
Without knowing your context, that is all that comes to mind

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3all the king's horses and all the king's men, couldn't put Humpty together again
judithyf
3fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull outAmir Gavriely


  

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fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out


Explanation:
for what it's worth -

see the website below and also Google the phrase for many more references


    Reference: http://www.english-sayings.com/a-fool-may-throw-a-stone-into...
Amir Gavriely
Local time: 05:54
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
all the king's horses and all the king's men, couldn't put Humpty together again


Explanation:
Without knowing your context, that is all that comes to mind

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Note added at 20 hrs (2011-03-27 08:58:37 GMT)
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judithyf
Local time: 12:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Asker: WELL DONE!!!

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