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1.\u00a0Al Gharkan ma bhemo el balal<\/em><\/p> Literal meaning:<\/strong>\u00a0a person who\u2019s drowning won\u2019t care about getting wet<\/p> <\/p> How it\u2019s used:\u00a0<\/strong>someone who is in the midst of a problem won\u2019t care about other small things.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> 2.\u00a0Ghaz raytoh w ma7a seyto<\/em><\/p> <\/p> How it\u2019s used:\u00a0<\/strong>to describe someone who repented and became upstanding<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> 3.\u00a03omr alqaseer ma youkel teen<\/em><\/p> <\/p> Literal meaning:<\/strong>\u00a0A short life doesn\u2019t feed figs<\/p> <\/p> How it\u2019s used:\u00a0<\/strong>to say that things won\u2019t change or that something is inevitable.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> 4.\u00a0Al-3omr ma7doud w al Rab ma3boud<\/em><\/p> <\/p> Literal meaning:<\/strong>\u00a0Life is limited and the Lord is worshipped<\/p> <\/p> How it\u2019s used:\u00a0<\/strong>to say that something is inevitable.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> 5.\u00a0Man raddak reedh w man talab bo3dak jafeeh<\/em><\/p> <\/p> Literal meaning:<\/strong>\u00a0Life is limited and the Lord is worshipped<\/p> <\/p> How it\u2019s used:\u00a0<\/strong>Treat people in the same manner that they treat you<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> 6.\u00a0Man yamshi 3ala rijleh, shhoud ma 3aleh<\/em><\/p> <\/p> Literal meaning:<\/strong>\u00a0If they have legs, they can do as they please<\/p> <\/p> How it\u2019s used:\u00a0<\/strong>To express doubt or distrust in someone, because the person who can walk can do as they please and you\u2019ll never know<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> 7.\u00a0Mish kil mn saff sawani, halwani<\/em><\/p> <\/p> Literal meaning:<\/strong>\u00a0Not everyone who arranged sweets in a tray is a dessert maker<\/p> <\/p> How it\u2019s used:\u00a0<\/strong>Towards someone who had a simple task they couldn\u2019t complete<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> 8.\u00a0Yally ma bya3ref alsaqr yeshwi<\/em><\/p> <\/p> Literal meaning:<\/strong>\u00a0The one who doesn\u2019t know falcons, grills them<\/p> <\/p> How it\u2019s used:\u00a0<\/strong>Towards someone who is not good at what they do<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> 9.\u00a0Jajeh 7afret 3ala rasa 3afret<\/em><\/p> <\/p> Literal meaning:<\/strong>\u00a0The chicken dug her head in<\/p> <\/p> How it\u2019s used:\u00a0<\/strong>For someone who dug a hole then fell in it<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> 10.\u00a0yally ydeq albab belaqi jawab<\/em><\/p> <\/p> Literal meaning:<\/strong>\u00a0If you knock on the door, you\u2019ll get an answer<\/p> <\/p> How it\u2019s used:\u00a0<\/strong>For someone who is complaining about being wronged by another<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> 11.\u00a0Men barra kham w min jouwa skham<\/em><\/p> <\/p> Literal meaning:<\/strong>\u00a0Marble on the outside and scum on the inside<\/p> <\/p> How it\u2019s used:\u00a0<\/strong>For something\/someone who is beautiful on the outside but terrible on the inside<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> 12.\u00a0Jannet 3ala nafsha braqesh<\/em><\/p> <\/p> Literal meaning:<\/strong>\u00a0Marble on the outside and scum on the inside<\/p> <\/p> How it\u2019s used: <\/strong>For something\/someone who is beautiful on the outside but terrible on the inside<\/p> <\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some of the best things I ever learned from my elders are the many Jordanian proverbs and sayings that help me express myself perfectly. Here are some oldies that we still use today! 1.\u00a0Al Gharkan ma bhemo el balal Literal meaning:\u00a0a person who\u2019s drowning won\u2019t care about getting wet How it\u2019s used:\u00a0someone who is in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2072,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_preview_accessed":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[8425,8569],"media-embed-type":[],"class_list":["post-3505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-listomania","tag-arabic","tag-jordanian"],"authorship":[7],"yoast_head":"\n