Getting Used to Arabic 24

Question 1

I say to him, “it’s a bull”, and he says, “Milk it!”. [When you are explaining something repeatedly but they are not understanding]

Answer 1

أَقُولُ لَهُ ثَورٌ يَقُولُ احْلِبْهُ

Question 2

The monkey, in the eyes of its mother, is a gazelle! [Beauty is in the eye of the beholder]

Answer 2

القِرْدُ فِي عَيْنِ أُمِّهِ غَزَالٌ

Question 3

All of it is soap to the Arabs! [When someone is explaining something very technical/ intricate and you don’t understand. ]

Answer 3

كُلُّهُ عِنْدَ العَرَبِ صَابُونٌ

Question 4

He threw him in the river, with his hands tied behind his back, saying, “Whatever you do, don’t get wet!” [When someone gives you an impossible task]

Answer 4

أَلْقَاهُ فِي اليَمِّ مَكْتُوفًا وَقَالَ لَهُ
إِيَّاكَ إِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَبْتَلَّ بِالمَاءِ**