आ बैल मुझे मार (Ā bail mujhe mār)
Meaning: To deliberately invite trouble upon yourself.
Language: Hindi
Literally: Come ox, hit me
Category: Animals
Origin: Taunting a bull to charge pictures someone knowingly courting danger they could easily avoid.
More idioms — Animals
- گربه را دم حجله کشتن (gorbe rā dam-e hejle koshtan) — To assert authority firmly from the very start.
- จับปลาสองมือ — To chase two goals at once and risk losing both.
- Cõng rắn cắn gà nhà — To bring in an outsider who harms your own people.
- Jakkals trou met wolf se vrou — A sunshower — rain while the sun shines.
- Koeitjies en kalfies — Idle small talk.
- Bobbejaan agter die bult — To worry about troubles that may never come.
More Hindi idioms
- नाक में दम करना (naak mein dam karna) — To harass or pester relentlessly.
- नाक रगड़ना (nāk ragaṛnā) — To grovel and beg humbly.
- आसमान सिर पर उठाना (aasmaan sir par uthaana) — To raise a huge uproar.
- ऊँट के मुँह में जीरा (Ūṅṭ ke muṅh meṅ jīrā) — A laughably tiny amount for something that needs much more.
- बंदर क्या जाने अदरक का स्वाद (bandar kya jaane adrak ka svaad) — An ignorant person can't appreciate something refined.
- नाच न जाने आंगन टेढ़ा (naach na jaane aangan tedha) — A bad workman blames his tools.
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