می گم نره می گی بدوش

English translation: You can pull and pull, but you can't milk a bull

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:Migam nare, migi bedush
English translation:You can pull and pull, but you can't milk a bull
Entered by: WJM53

01:00 Nov 8, 2015
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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: می گم نره می گی بدوش
This is from the Iranian film کفش‌های جیرجیرک‌دار.

A boy is arguing with his mother, asking why she doesn't give him money to buy new shoes. The mother is trying to explain to him that she doesn't have the money for new shoes but he keeps asking and doesn't seem to understand. Then she says, "می گم نره می گی بدوش."

می گم نره می گی بدوش = ?

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WJM53
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Local time: 19:54
You can pull and pull, but you can't milk a bull
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You can pull and pull, but you can't milk a bull
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Mohammad Sinaee
Iran
Local time: 19:54
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5You can't milk a bull.
Ali Farzaneh
5You can pull and pull, but you can't milk a bull
Mohammad Sinaee


  

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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
You can't milk a bull.


Explanation:
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Note added at 35 mins (2015-11-08 01:36:00 GMT)
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It is used when someone insists on doing something that is not possible.

Ali Farzaneh
Iran
Local time: 03:24
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You can pull and pull, but you can't milk a bull


Explanation:
You can pull and pull, but you can't milk a bull

Mohammad Sinaee
Iran
Local time: 19:54
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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