Sep 28, 2010 20:38
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English term

put that in your pipe and smoke it

English to Arabic Art/Literary Idioms / Maxims / Sayings language
Is there an Arabic equal for this expression?

Discussion

rida5 (asker) Oct 3, 2010:
يا ام حسين كنتِ في وحدة صرت باثبن!
،اشرب اليحر، في اي مقام تستعمل.
Nesrin Sep 29, 2010:
Interesting! I guess depending on context/ tone, it could either be أعلى ما في خيرك اركبه or اقبل الواقع/ إرض بالمكتوب لك
TargamaT team Sep 29, 2010:
Put that in your pipe and smoke it... Nice interpretations:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=put that in y...

However, what we took in German and French is as "telling someone that they must accept what you have just said even if they do not like it Well..."

German:
Schreib dir das hinter die Ohren.
Das kannst du dir hinter die Ohren schreiben.
Auf die Brust schreiben
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinter_die_Ohren_schreiben
http://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/hinter_die_Ohren_schreiben
French:
Mets ça dans ta poche et ton mouchoir par-dessus !
Nesrin Sep 29, 2010:
Of course context is important, as I noted to Ahmed Wadan below. It depends on how it's said. However, according to the references I posted, it's usually said in a rude way, to imply that you must accept things as a fact.
Noona1978 Sep 29, 2010:
I'm not sure that is the meaning intended, I believe it means think about it before you make a decision, like the expression "sleep on it" .


Idioms & Phrases
put that in your pipe and smoke it
This is the definition given in Dictionary.com:

Take that information and give it some thought, as in I'm quitting at the end of the weekput that in your pipe and smoke it. This term alludes to the thoughtful appearance of many pipe smokers. [Colloquial; early 1800s]

Proposed translations

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أعلى ما في خيلك اركبه

I'm not sure if that's the closest possible equivalent, but it might work, depending on the context in which it is used.

Here is the definition of the idiom:
Put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it! (informal)
an impolite way of telling someone that they must accept what you have just said even if they do not like it Well, I'm going anyway, so put that in your pipe and smoke it!

Fig. Inf. See how you like that!; It is final, and you have to live with it. Well, I'm not going to do what you want, so put that in your pipe and smoke it! I'm sick of you, and I'm leaving. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Put that in your pipe an...

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Yeah further to the links posted by others, it does depend on how it's said. If I say "I will eat your cake, now put that in your pipe and smoke it", the Arabic could be وأعلى ما في خيلك اركبه - but if I say "Now you've lost your job, just put that in your pipe and smoke it", the Arabic could be something like اقبل بالواقع - إرض بالمكتوب لك etc.
Peer comment(s):

agree TargamaT team : بلط البحر، في التعبير اللاذقاني، واشرب البحر في غزة تعبير ياسر عرفات الشهير أهل اللاذقية، فكاهيين يمشون على الأرض، انظري مثلا http://www.syriantube.com/video/142/ضيعة-ضايعة-الحلقة
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صحيح - اشرب من البحر كذلك تعبير مصري.. بلط البحر جديدة عليّ
agree Alif2Yaa : I agree. أعلى ما في خيلك اركبه, بلط البحر, واشرب البحر all are correct and accurate. Good laughs on the show. Tx TargamaT!
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agree Ghada Samir
8 hrs
agree ahmadwadan.com : Yes, I found my comment already covered by other colleagues, so I deleted it.
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Did you delete your discussion entry? I just read it in my email and I think you're right. The context and the way in which it is said makes a difference. Could just mean إرض بالواقع
agree Ali Alsaqqa : (: الي مش عاجبو يشرب من بحر غزة
9 hrs
لازم نروح غزة يعني؟ :-)
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بله و أشرب ميته

بله و أشرب ميته
بالعامية
Peer comment(s):

agree salma 2
4 mins
Thanks
neutral Nesrin : That's not really what it means... see dictionary definition below (بله واشرب ميته implies that the speaker is rejecting a certain object, like a contract e.g. while the idiom talks about imposing a disagreeable situation on someone)
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neutral TargamaT team : انقعه واشرب ماءه، معناه أنه لاينفعك في شيء، أليس كذلك ؟
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agree Omnia Abdelgani
8 days
Thank you
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فكر و قرر

According to the meaning of the English idiom, this is an expression that delivers the same message.
dictionary.com

Idioms & Phrases
put that in your pipe and smoke it

Take that information and give it some thought, as in I'm quitting at the end of the weekput that in your pipe and smoke it. This term alludes to the thoughtful appearance of many pipe smokers. [Colloquial; early 1800s]

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