Common Farsi idiomatic expressions with their literal and figurative meanings, one idiom per card. Front: the Farsi word or phrase in Persian script with romanization in parentheses. Back: English meaning.
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- آب از سرش گذشته (āb az sarash gozashte)
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Literally 'the water has passed over his head'; means the situation has gone beyond control- دیوار موش داره، موش هم گوش داره (divār mush dāre, mush ham gush dāre)
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Literally 'the wall has mice, and mice have ears'; means walls have ears, be careful what you say- کاسه‌ی داغ‌تر از آش (kāse-ye dāghtar az āsh)
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Literally 'the bowl hotter than the soup'; means being more zealous about something than the person it concerns- سنگ تمام گذاشتن (sang tamām gozāshtan)
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Literally 'to lay the complete stone'; means to spare no effort, to go all out- آب پاکی روی دست کسی ریختن (āb-e pāki ruye dast-e kasi rikhtan)
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Literally 'to pour clean water on someone's hand'; means to give someone a clear, final answer- از این گوش می‌شنود از آن گوش در می‌کند (az in gush mishenavad az ān gush dar mikonad)
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Literally 'hears from one ear, lets it out the other'; means it goes in one ear and out the other- یک دست صدا ندارد (yek dast sedā nadārad)
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Literally 'one hand makes no sound'; means it takes two, cooperation is needed to get something done- کار از محکم‌کاری عیب نمی‌کند (kār az mohkam-kāri eyb nemikonad)
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Literally 'work is not flawed by being made sturdy'; means better safe than sorry- دل به دریا زدن (del be daryā zadan)
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Literally 'to throw one's heart to the sea'; means to take a big risk, to take the plunge- سر کسی کلاه گذاشتن (sar-e kasi kolāh gozāshtan)
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Literally 'to put a hat on someone's head'; means to cheat or deceive someone- آب زیر کاه (āb zir-e kāh)
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Literally 'water under the straw'; means a sly, deceptive person who appears calm- دستش نمک ندارد (dastash namak nadārad)
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Literally 'his hand has no salt'; means he lacks charm or grace- نوش دارو بعد از مرگ سهراب (nushdāru ba'd az marg-e sohrāb)
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Literally 'the antidote after Sohrab's death'; means help that arrives too late to matter- از آب گل‌آلود ماهی گرفتن (az āb-e gel-ālud māhi gereftan)
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Literally 'to catch fish in muddy water'; means to take advantage of confusion or chaos- آدم را از پا در آوردن (ādam rā az pā dar āvardan)
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Literally 'to bring a person off their feet'; means to exhaust or completely wear someone out
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