ضرب المثل به همراه مثال

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When in Rome do as the Romans do

خواهی نشوی رسوا همرنگ جماعت شو

When one is in a new place, country or situation he must adapt himself to the new manners and customs.

Example:

1- "I can't eat that." Reply: "Oh, give it a try. When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

2- "Are you sure we can eat this with our hands?" Reply: "Why not? All of these people are. When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

3- "Back home, we never sing in front of other people." Reply: "Oh, come on. Give it a try! When in Rome, do as the Romans do."


Who Said It: St. Ambrose

When: 387 A.D.

The Story behind It:

When St. Augustine arrived in Milan, he observed that the Church did not fast on Saturday as did the Church at Rome. He consulted St. Ambrose, bishop of Milan, who replied: "When I am at Rome, I fast on a Saturday; when I am at Milan, I do not. Follow the custom of the Church where you are." The comment was changed to "When they are at Rome, they do there as they see done" by Robert Burton in his Anatomy of Melancholy. Eventually it became "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

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Strike while the iron is hot

تا تنور داغه باید نون را چسبوند
تا آهن داغ است چکش کاری کردن
تا فرصت باقی است کاری را انجام دادن

Example:

- Don't wait until tomorrow, strike while the iron is hot!

تا فردا صبر نکن، تا تنور داغه باید نون را چسبوند

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تا نباشد چیزکی مردم نگویند چیزها

Where there's smoke, there's fire

Or

There's no smoke without fire

تا نباشد چیزکی مردم نگویند چیزها، هر جا آتش باشد دود هم هست

used to say that if something bad is being said about someone, it is probably partly true.

EXAMPLE : A- Have you heard about jame's secretary

B- I don't belive it. It's a rumor.

A- Where there's smoke, there's fire

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چراغی که به خانه رواست به مسجد حرام است

charity begins at home

چراغی که به خانه رواست به مسجد حرام است

a phrase meaning that you should take care of your own family, country etc before you help other people.

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با یک تیر دو نشان زدن

kill two birds with one stone

to achieve two things with one action.

با یک تیر دو نشان زدن

EXAMPLE:

- I killed two birds with one stone by studing English Translation because I have taken my degree and learned a foreign language.

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آشپز که دو تا شد آش یا شور میشود یا بی نمک

too many cooks (spoil the broth)

آشپز که دو تا شد آش یا شور میشود یا بی نمک،

قابله که دو تا شد سر بچه کج در می آید

used when you think there are too many people trying to do the same job at the same time, so that the job is not done well.

Example:

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The director never asks more than 10 people to work with him in his projects, and he wants the best 10. He always says, "Too many cooks spoil the broth."

Opposite:

proverb "There is safety in numbers"


used to say that it is safer to be in a group than alone

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دوست آن باشد که گیرد دست دوست

دوست آن باشد که گیرد دست دوست، در پریشان حالی و درماندگی

A friend in need is a friend indeed

Or

A friend is he who helps his friend/in adversity and helplessness

A friend who helps when one is in trouble is a real friend

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Rome wasn't built in a day
راه هزار شبه رو یک شبه نمیشه رفت
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Too many chiefs not enough Indians
هزار دوست کمه یه دشمن بسیار
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Don't bit the hand that feeds you
نمک میخورد و نمکدان میشکند

[vitalier]

practise make perfect
کار نیکو کردن از پر کردن است

[niloofar 20]

Dark Horse
یعنی کسیکه تا دیروز بغال سر کوچشون هم نمیشناختش ولی حالا همه میشناسنش