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Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / children's literature | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Hossein A. Pour United Kingdom Local time: 11:37 | ||||||
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As you make your bed, so you must lie on it Explanation: This is an English proverb used for saying that you have to suffer the consequences of what you do, which is almost exactly the same message of this Iranian proverb and thus the closest equivalent - in my view. |
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As you sow, so shall you reap. Explanation: Also, You reap what you sow. something that you say which means everything that happens to you is a result of your own actions. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/_/dict.aspx?word=You+rea... |
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Accepting the responsibilities and consequences of whatever we do or decide to do Explanation: Accepting the consequences of whatever we do or decide to do. This term is directly pointing the person to the response, consequences, responsibilities which are to follow once we make a decision on doing things. |
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take one's medicine; He who dances must pay thje fiddler/ piper Explanation: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/medicine Also If you want to dance, you must pay the fiddler. http://books.google.com/books?id=AbJ1tVGmiTgC&pg=PA172&lpg=P... |
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The chickens come home to roost! Explanation: |
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Face the music Explanation: Face the music -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2012-07-05 01:30:23 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Here is the source for definition of the phrase,: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/face-the-music.html |
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