ऊँट के मुँह में जीरा

Meaning: A laughably tiny amount for something that needs much more.

Language: Hindi

Literally: A cumin seed in a camel's mouth

Category: Animals

Origin: Hindi proverb about inadequate offerings.

More idioms — Animals

• बंदर क्या जाने अदरक का स्वाद — An ignorant person can't appreciate something refined.
• The last straw that broke the camel's back — The final small burden that causes a total collapse.
• To have a frog in your throat — To have difficulty speaking due to hoarseness.
• It's raining cats and dogs — It's raining extremely heavily.
• To have butterflies in your stomach — To feel nervous excitement.
• القرد بعين أمه غزال — Parents see their children as beautiful no matter what.

More Hindi idioms

• नाच न जाने आंगन टेढ़ा — A bad workman blames his tools.
• दाल में कुछ काला है — Something suspicious is going on.
• नौ दो ग्यारह होना — To flee or run away quickly.
• अंगूर खट्टे हैं — To scorn what you secretly want but cannot have.
• आ बैल मुझे मार — To deliberately invite trouble upon yourself.
• नाक में दम करना — To harass or pester relentlessly.

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