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English to Arabic translations [PRO] General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / | |||||||
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4 | يعجزون عن حل أتفه المشكلات |
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4 | يعجزون عن تجاوز واقعهم المؤلم |
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4 | العجز عن أداء أبسط المهام |
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3 | العجز عن القيام/تدبير أسهل الأمور |
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يعجزون عن حل أتفه المشكلات Explanation: https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/way_out_of_a_paper_bag -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 mins (2016-10-02 21:28:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/out-of-a-paper-bag.28... This suggestion is the person is so stupid, or weak that they can't do the simplest thing. It appears that the phrase has evolved into others that aren't quite so easy to guess the general meaning. |
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يعجزون عن تجاوز واقعهم المؤلم Explanation: والله أعلم |
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العجز عن أداء أبسط المهام Explanation: باعتبار كيس الورق سهل الاختراق |
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العجز عن القيام/تدبير أسهل الأمور Explanation: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/couldn't [act] way out o... Reference: http://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/out-of-a-paper-bag/?cat... Reference: http://context.reverso.net/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9... |
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Reference: Kindly check this reference. Reference information: I heard recently the saying “stuck in a rut” originally came from farmers who would drive their tractors down the same route in dirt every day and after a while, the tractor wheels would build up a significant groove, or rut, that would eventually become too high for the tractor wheels to jump. When a tractor got stuck in this rut, it would require many super strong people to hoist the heavy machinery up and move it in a different direction so that it could forge a new path. In this metaphor YOU are the tractor. But I’m sure you knew that. My point being: we’ve all been that tractor at some point in our lives and longed to be set on a new course, but lacked the bicep strength, it seemed, to make it happen. It’s dark there, in that rut. For me, it literally felt like being stuck in a paper bag: dark, airless and stinking of rotting sandwiches. And the longer I was stuck there, the more I doubted I’d ever get out. But luckily, I did. Whether it be a job we’ve outgrown, a relationship that’s no longer working for us or way of being that’s not the least bit useful, sometimes we need help to envision our way out. Reference: http://www.thefrisky.com/2013-10-15/how-to-find-your-way-out... |
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