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على صفيح ساخن

English translation: on a hot tin roof

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Arabic term or phrase:على صفيح ساخن
English translation:on a hot tin roof
Entered by: Noha Kamal, PhD.

17:08 Dec 23, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Arabic term or phrase: على صفيح ساخن
المدير الفني لريال مدريد على صفيح ساخن بعد الخروج من كأس الملك
كل هذا يجعل المصريين علي صفيح ساخن بسبب ارتفاع أسعار كل شيء إلا أجورهم التي لا تبارح مكانها.

يأتي هذا الاجتماع في فترة حرجة اقتصاديا وسياسياً، ما يضع "أوبك" على صفيح ساخن.
jankopolo
Local time: 15:52
on a hot tin roof
Explanation:
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Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 16:52
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شكرا جزيلا
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4on a hot tin roof
Noha Kamal, PhD.
5in the hot seat
moh2ai
5having a chip on one's shoulder
Sajjad Hamadani
3seething with anger
Hasan Abu Khalil


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
seething with anger


Explanation:


Hasan Abu Khalil
Palestine
Local time: 16:52
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
on a hot tin roof


Explanation:


Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 16:52
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 68
Grading comment
شكرا جزيلا

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tarik Boussetta: Yup I do agree with u;)
1 hr
agree  Mohamed Ghazal
2 hrs
agree  zkt
2 hrs
agree  Mostafa MOUHIBE: agree;)
2 days 3 hrs
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
in the hot seat


Explanation:
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moh2ai
Yemen
Local time: 16:52
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
having a chip on one's shoulder


Explanation:
The phrase "having a chip on one's shoulder" means having a harbored grievance and being quick to take offense

Sajjad Hamadani
United States
Local time: 09:52
Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu, Native in ArabicArabic
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