نوشدارو بعد از مرگ سهراب

Meaning: A solution that arrives uselessly too late.

Language: Persian

Literally: The remedy after Sohrab's death

Category: Daily Life

Origin: From Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, where the healing elixir reaches the hero Sohrab only after he has already died.

More idioms — Daily Life

• קופצים על המציאה — To seize a great opportunity at once.
• תפסת מרובה לא תפסת — Overreach for too much and you end up with nothing.
• Розбити глек — To fall out and ruin a friendship.
• Ăn cơm nhà vác tù và hàng tổng — To do thankless public work at your own expense.
• N'hi ha per llogar-hi cadires — The drama is so good it's worth watching like a show.
• Déu n'hi do — Wow — that's quite something.

More Persian idioms

• آب از سرش گذشته — It is already too late to save the situation.
• گربه را دم حجله کشتن — To assert authority firmly from the very start.
• مرغ همسایه غاز است — The grass is always greener next door.
• از این ستون به آن ستون فرج است — Even a small change may bring hope.
• قربونت برم — An affectionate thank-you or term of endearment — 'you're so dear to me'.
• زیر آب کسی را زدن — To secretly sabotage or betray someone behind their back.

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