Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
ضحك على الذقون
English translation:
They are only a sham
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Iraq
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ضحك على الذقون
| 4 | They are only a sham |
Amany Saeed
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| 5 +1 | mere deception/mockery |
Ramzan Nizam
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| 5 | jiggery-pokery/ flat knavery |
Ramadan Ibrahim
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| 3 +1 | This is a mere deception!/This is just a trick! |
Morano El-Kholy
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Egypt
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They are only a sham
| Your translation never ceases to amaze me. Thank you Mam. |
Egypt
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This is a mere deception!/This is just a trick!
ضحِك على ذقنه : خدعه و استهزأ به في وجْهه
الضحك على الذقون كناية على السخرية
ويرادفها بالعاميّة تقول "بوس الإدين ضحك على الدقون".
والضحك على الذقون ليس خداع فقط بل هو خداع لأناس عاقلين وهم اصحاب (الذقون:اللِحى:البالغين)
هذا المثل يُضرب لمن يتذاكى على أصحاب الخبرة بمعسول الكلام الذي لا يسمن ولا يغني من جوع
فهو يقول شيء ويظن انه يخدع الناس به ..و ذهب هذا القول مثلا لمن يظن نفسه أنه قادر على المضي بخداعه و هو مكشوف للعيان...
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Ramzan Nizam
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United Arab Emirates
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jiggery-pokery/ flat knavery
flat knavery: unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest dealing; trickery.
A picture is something that requires as much knavery,
You don't think any jiggery-pokery of this sort is going to snatch Clayton into the world of shades.
Kuwait
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mere deception/mockery
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