Common Tajik proverbs and figurative idioms with their meanings explained, for an upper-level learner. Front: the Tajik idiom. Back: English meaning and usage note.
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- Дур аз чашм, дур аз дил (Dur az chashm, dur az dil)
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"Far from the eye, far from the heart": out of sight, out of mind.- Ҳар ки бод корад, тӯфон медаравад (Har ki bod korad, tufon medaravad)
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"He who sows wind reaps a storm": you reap what you sow, especially for wrongdoing.- Мурғи ҳамсоя ғоз менамояд (Murg'i hamsoya g'oz menamoyad)
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"The neighbor's chicken looks like a goose": the grass is always greener on the other side.- Дар хона агар кас аст, як ҳарф бас аст (Dar khona agar kas ast, yak harf bas ast)
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"If someone is home, one word is enough": a word to the wise is sufficient.- Аз каҳдон сӯзан ёфтан (Az kahdon suzan yoftan)
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"To find a needle in a haystack": to search for something nearly impossible to find.- Кор накарда, хӯрок нест (Kor nakarda, khurok nest)
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"Without working, there is no food": he who doesn't work, doesn't eat.- Забон сар мебарорад, забон сар мебарад (Zabon sar mebarorad, zabon sar mebarad)
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"The tongue can save a head, the tongue can take a head": careless words can save you or ruin you.- Оҳиста рав, ки ба манзил бирасӣ (Ohista rav, ki ba manzil birasi)
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"Go slowly so that you reach your destination": slow and steady wins the race.- Аз як гул баҳор намешавад (Az yak gul bahor nameshavad)
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"Spring doesn't come from a single flower": one swallow doesn't make a summer.- Себи аз дарахт дур намеафтад (Sebi az darakht dur nameaftad)
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"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree": children resemble their parents.- Ҳар чӣ бикорӣ, ҳамонро медаравӣ (Har chi bikori, hamonro medaravi)
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"Whatever you sow, that's what you reap": actions have matching consequences.- Кӯҳ ба кӯҳ намерасад, одам ба одам мерасад (Kuh ba kuh namerasad, odam ba odam merasad)
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"Mountain doesn't meet mountain, but person meets person": people's paths cross again someday.- Меҳнат талх, натиҷаш ширин (Mehnat talkh, natijash shirin)
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"Labor is bitter, its result is sweet": hard work eventually pays off.- Дӯсти ҳақиқӣ дар рӯзи мушкилӣ маълум мешавад (Dusti haqiqi dar ruzi mushkili ma'lum meshavad)
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"A true friend is known on a hard day": a friend in need is a friend indeed.- Забони ширин мори сиёҳро аз хона мебарорад (Zaboni shirin mori siyohro az khona mebarorad)
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"A sweet tongue draws even a black snake from its hole": kind words can win over anyone.
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