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बंदर क्या जाने अदरक का स्वाद

Meaning: An ignorant person can't appreciate something refined.

Language: Hindi

Literally: What does a monkey know about the taste of ginger?

Category: Animals

Origin: Hindi folk proverb.

More idioms — Animals

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  • 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.
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More Hindi idioms

  • नाच न जाने आंगन टेढ़ा — A bad workman blames his tools.
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  • 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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