Question

آبی از او گرم نمی شود (اصطلاح)

Answer 1

سلام.

من این اصطلاح را از متن کتاب عقاید یک دلقک ترجمه ی دکتر مهدی افشار برای معادل متن انگلیسی آن به صورت زیر پیدا کردم:

There is not much to be hoped for from him.

Comments

+1
You can’t win
used for saying that no matter what you do, you will not succeed

* Whatever I do, she isn’t happy; you just can’t win.

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About "you can't win":

Thank you, but it's not really an exact equivalent.

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Thank you Farzad +

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Thank you.

Answer 2

He will not do us any good (functional)

Comments

Thank you