When the cat is out of town, the mice get down
Don't procrastinate
Blood is thicker than water
A person who waits for things to be handed to him/her.
Another way of saying "may you live long". Usually said after someone says, in a conversation, "Manshee Baso" Forget about it, then the other one says as a sign of good will "Mota Mansheelukh"
Forget About it
A Greedy person, or literally a Gluten
Get Lost
Someone who constantly compliments people, but doesn't really mean it, or is trying to gain something from it.
Be honest
When one makes a mistake or does something stupid that should not be repeated
Evil is always present and you should be careful not to have too much fun or get into too much crazy activities b/c u never know when disaster will strike
Please/Thank you
Idiot
Your dad is an animal, like a donkey
It is a common threat mothers say to their children when they misbehave, especially in public
A common maternal threat to children, a foreshadowing of the spanking to come
Watch out for new opportunities because they might not be as good as u have now
Someone who is slick
You arrived to eat at a good time
You should be ashamed
Someone who talks back
Don't have enemies
To make something bad sound really exotic
He is very excited
They say a "mal-lah" is a backwards person...so you can imagine what his donkey would be like....even MORE backward
Usually said in sarcasm. often said about the "nouveau riche"
It's usually said sarcastically if trying to voice an opinion on something and others want to dismiss it
Assyrians are superstitious and believe in the evil eye. This proverb actually encourages one to cast the evil eye
He's smart, aware
It's a warm way of saying "my pleasure!"
I have to frequent the restroom for #2
Godspeed
Said by someone when creating an analogy to show they were so charged up by an event that their stomach bursted
Said by someone when creating an analogy to show they were so negatively charged up by an event that their stomach bursted
Curse directed at someone calling them a dog and also calling their parent a dog