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إدي العيش لخبازُه

English translation: Never send a boy to do a man's job.

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Arabic term or phrase:إدي العيش لخبازُه
English translation:Never send a boy to do a man's job.
Entered by: Muhammad Atallah

13:32 Nov 29, 2017
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
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Arabic term or phrase: إدي العيش لخبازُه
I am looking for an English idiom that corresponds to this popular Egyptian idiom.
Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Local time: 07:25
Never send a boy to do a man's job.
Explanation:
OR
There will be trouble if the cobbler starts making pies.


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Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 07:25
Grading comment
Thank you Muhammad. The client liked "There will be trouble if the cobbler starts making pies.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4Never send a boy to do a man's job.
Muhammad Atallah
5Horses for courses
Aboelnoor
4Let an expert handle the job.
Ludina Sallam


Discussion entries: 3





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Never send a boy to do a man's job.


Explanation:
OR
There will be trouble if the cobbler starts making pies.


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Note added at 4 mins (2017-11-29 13:37:17 GMT)
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https://books.google.com.eg/books?id=gB5cBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA14&lp...

Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 07:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 92
Grading comment
Thank you Muhammad. The client liked "There will be trouble if the cobbler starts making pies.
"

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  TargamaT team
6 mins

agree  Muhammad Said
8 mins

agree  Morano El-Kholy
53 mins

agree  Spiridon: agree
17 hrs
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Let an expert handle the job.


Explanation:
(This is not really an idiom, it is just the way it is often said in English nowadays.)

Ludina Sallam
United States
Local time: 22:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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1406 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Horses for courses


Explanation:
Everyone has his own specialization, you can't cut a man's hair unless you are a barber!

Aboelnoor
Egypt
Local time: 07:25
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