پدر کسی را درآوردن
English translation: to fix somebody
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| Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO] General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Mahmood Haerian-Ardakani Canada Local time: 04:00 | ||||||
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| 5 | to fix somebody |
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| 5 | driving sb to distraction |
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| 5 | to bug sb/to pester sb/to drive sb nuts |
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| 4 | to have one's guts for garters |
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6 hrs confidence: 
to fix somebody Explanation: to fix somebody |
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1 hr confidence:
driving sb to distraction Explanation: She has driven me to distraction. The other option is "round the bend". She's driving me round the bend. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2012-06-01 22:58:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- driving sb to distraction -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 hrs (2012-06-02 13:17:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- You can also use "To serve one out". |
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16 hrs confidence:
to bug sb/to pester sb/to drive sb nuts Explanation: There are a lot of options in English, depending on the context. These suggestions fit the above context of "madar zan" |
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3 days 9 hrs confidence: 
to have one's guts for garters Explanation: have your guts for garters (British informal) if you say that you will have someone's guts for garters, you mean that you intend to punish them very severely Example: If I catch you smoking again, I'll have your guts for garters. |
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