اخذته على قدر عقله
English translation: she humored him
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peer agreement (net): +1she humored him Explanation: Humor: To comply with the wishes or ideas of (AHD) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 27 mins (2009-06-12 02:46:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- We humored him. He was very sensitive. He would just cry if you said no, so we would say yes, and then we just wouldn’t do whatever it was. He was so emotional. He’s like a little cuddly bear. You just feel like you’ve got to hug him a lot and sing softly to him just to get him through the day. http://www.avclub.com/articles/dave-eggers-and-vendela-vida,... |
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| اخذته على قد عقله to go down to his level of understanding Explanation: to go down to his level of understanding |
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She took it easy with him Explanation: She went easy with him |
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I coddled him / I pampered him Explanation: . |
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She went along with his sense of absurdity Explanation: hen logical argument fails to materialize due to lack of understanding or when ensing naiviety on the part of the other party you tend to put an end by agreeing to his sense |
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