@[email protected] to No Stupid Questions • edit-212 hours agoWhat is a figure of speech you like in your language?message-square44fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squareNoneOfUrBusinesslinkfedilink17•6 hours agoHere’s one in Egyptian Arabic: “He who gets burnt by soup will blow on yoghurt”, meaning that someone who gets hurt once will bexome careful not to repeat the experience.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•5 hours agoI really like this! Getting burnt so bad that you’d blow on something cold like ice out of fear.
Here’s one in Egyptian Arabic: “He who gets burnt by soup will blow on yoghurt”, meaning that someone who gets hurt once will bexome careful not to repeat the experience.
I really like this! Getting burnt so bad that you’d blow on something cold like ice out of fear.