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14 Amusing Moroccan Idioms
طلع تاكول الكرموس, نزل شكون قالها ليك
Come upstairs and have some figs, get downstairs who told you so!
The idiom is used figuratively when two opposites facts or views coexist, and one doesn’t know which one to believe or agree with.
أش خاصك يا العريان, خاصني خاتم الذهب يا مولاي
You! The one naked, what do you need? I need a ring made of gold.
It intends someone who doesn’t set his priorities right.
كون كان الخوخ كي داوي, كون داوى راسو
If peach was a healer, it would have healed itself.
In the past, if someone got sick, people would advise eating a peach, and they would get better. Though, peaches rotten easily, so how can they heal if they can’t even heal themselves?
The idiom implies that someone is not reliable.
المش إلى ما وصلش اللحمة, تي قول ليها خانزة
When the cat can’t reach the meat, he says nevermind it stinks anyway.
It refers to when someone doesn’t accomplish something, he starts making excuses.
