Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
گندش در نیآید
English translation:
so that the shit doesn\'t hit the fan
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Sarah Yousef (X)
Feb 11, 2018 18:32
6 yrs ago
Persian (Farsi) term
گندش در نیآید
Persian (Farsi) to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
گندش در نیآید
او که همۀ این حرفها را میشنید وقتی میبیند آبرویش
پیش همسرش رفته، برای اینکه بیشتر گندش در نیآید، یک مرتبه، از
اطاق بغلی بیرون میآید
پیش همسرش رفته، برای اینکه بیشتر گندش در نیآید، یک مرتبه، از
اطاق بغلی بیرون میآید
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | so that the shit doesn't hit the fan | Ehsan Kiani |
5 | In order to avoid making it worse.. | Saeed Majidi |
5 | to prevent things getting worse | Morad Seif |
3 | avert revelations | Kianoush Amiri |
Change log
Feb 11, 2018 18:32: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Proposed translations
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so that the shit doesn't hit the fan
(the) shit hits the fan / the shit flies:
When the shit hits the fan or when the shit flies, a situation suddenly causes a lot of trouble for someone
When the shit hits the fan or when the shit flies, a situation suddenly causes a lot of trouble for someone
Example sentence:
I don't want to be here when the shit hits the fan.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
34 mins
avert revelations
57 mins
In order to avoid making it worse..
...make matters worse
... fan the flames the flames
... fan the flames the flames
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to prevent things getting worse
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