Question

بادنجان بم آفت ندارد به انگلیسی چی میگن؟

Answer 1

considering this:

http://foruzandeh.blogfa.com/post/55

and this:

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2776103&p=14029122#post14029122

We have:

As tough as nails/ as tough as old boots (=very tough)

Example: Do you think Grandad will ever recover?' 'Of course, he's as tough as old boots.

فکر میکنی حال گراندد خوب بشه؟ معلومه که آره! بادمجون بم آفت نداره.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/be+as+tough+as+old+boots

Comments

Hi

Please cite valid references for your both sentences

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Hi

I came across such sentences but due to not finding a valid reference I ignored them

Answer 2

hi

A bad vessel is seldom broken

Answer 3

Mahtab's answer is ok. So is this one:

A bad thing never dies.

Answer 4

a creaking door / gate hangs longest 

(بیشتر درموردبیمارانی که اطرافیان فکر می کنن امیدی به بهبود آن ها نیست)

http://goo.gl/zFkMfO

the devil looks after his own

http://goo.gl/fHJYp9

http://goo.gl/WgqnBo

I'm not sure about this one though! please let me know your opinions.

 

Comments

Thank you for: "A creaking door hangs longest".