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| 14:23 May 3, 2012 |
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peer agreement (net): +1Whether the knife falls on the musk melon, or the musk melon on the knife, it is the musk melon... Explanation: Whether the knife falls on the musk melon, or the musk melon on the knife, it is the musk melon that will get cut. The meaning is obvious, it is always the weak that will be harmed when the weak clash with the strong, in other words, might always wins every fight. |
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When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. Explanation: Similar meaning. Can be used instead. |
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| Reference: सही मुहावरा Reference information: सही मुहावरा है : चाहे चाकू तरबूज पर गिरे या तरबूज चाकू पर अंततः कटना तरबूज को ही पड़ता है । तरबूज is watermelon and खरबूज is musk melon. Accordingly the translation should contain Watermelon and not musk melon. |
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