Jul 4, 2020 20:04
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Persian (Farsi) term
خشک و خالی
Persian (Farsi) to English
Art/Literary
Slang
Colloquial
This is a colloquial term used in every day speech in Farsi, in instances where you want to emphasize the "bare minimum."
But consider this context:
Speaker A has gone to great lengths to find something. He brings it to Speaker B (the owner of the item.)
Speaker B thanks Speaker A, and wants to take the item back. But, Speaker A says, "یه عالم گشتم تا پیداش کردم. همینطور خشک و خالی که نمیشه"
Here, he is implying that he needs to be compensated (specifically, paid in cash) for his efforts.
So, what would be a proper colloquial term for this in English?
But consider this context:
Speaker A has gone to great lengths to find something. He brings it to Speaker B (the owner of the item.)
Speaker B thanks Speaker A, and wants to take the item back. But, Speaker A says, "یه عالم گشتم تا پیداش کردم. همینطور خشک و خالی که نمیشه"
Here, he is implying that he needs to be compensated (specifically, paid in cash) for his efforts.
So, what would be a proper colloquial term for this in English?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | make up for/ in return |
Zohreh Samimi
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| 5 | Make something worth someone's while |
Ehsan Kiani
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Proposed translations
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Zohreh Samimi
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Sweden
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Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Swedish to Persian (Farsi)
Related KudoZ points
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make up for/ in return
Anything in return?
you're not gonna make up for it?
you're not gonna make up for it?
Peer comment(s):
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Amin Zanganeh Inaloo
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Ehsan Alipour
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Marzieh Izadi
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Sophie Meis
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Although, I was looking for an answer which implies the meaning (the need for monetary compensation,) in an indirect way, (something like, "it's not as simple as that!" or, "not so fast!" but more idiomatic,) I think this one will do.
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6 days
Ehsan Kiani
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
16 Years of Translation and Copywriting
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, English, and 1 more.
Make something worth someone's while
Declined
Don't you wanna make it worth my while?
Discussion
The context should be in Persian and not your English explanation.
Your English explanation makes no sense.