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Sich zum Horst machen *
* make yourself into a Horst
Idiom used here and there by Everyone
Do something stupid in public.
"Da mich ich mich ja zum Horst, wenn ich mit der geblümten Badehose ins Schwimmbad gehe."
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she'll be right
Colloquial expression meaning it will work out or it will be fine.
Note: It seems strange with the pronoun "she", but it refers to the situation.
"Mate, I don't think you have enough petrol to get there." "No worries, she'll be right."
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غصبًا عن أبوكم *
* despite your father
Idiom used here and there by everybody
It means whether you like it or not.
"غصبًا عن أبوكم، فلسطين تصير حرة بالكامل."
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اتفضل *
* give away out of kindness or excess
Idiom used all the time by Everybody
The root of the word in standard Arabic means to give away out of excess and/or kindness, but is commonly used in Arab countries by the giver to convey hospitality. The giver would commonly say it while offering the receiver something- most commonly food. It's as if to mean please accept this out of your (the reciever's) kindness and excess, and not the other way around, or to say you would be kind to accept this humble thing regardless of if it's humble or not.
" اتفضل. اشي بسيط. بعد الحرب بضيفك إشي معتبر."
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not as green as cabbage-looking
Idiom used just about never by Some people
To not be as naive as someone appears. To be smarter or more intelligent than expected.
"They tried to hide the dent so I'd pay full price, but I'm not as green as I am cabbage-looking."
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