گربه را دم حجله کشتن (gorbe rā dam-e hejle koshtan)
Meaning: To assert authority firmly from the very start.
Language: Persian
Literally: To kill the cat at the wedding-chamber door
Category: Animals
Origin: A Persian tale of a groom who makes an example on the wedding night to set the tone for the marriage.
More idioms — Animals
- 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.
- Мува без главе (Muva bez glave) — To rush about chaotically and without direction.
More Persian idioms
- مرغ همسایه غاز است (morgh-e hamsāye ghāz ast) — The grass is always greener next door.
- از این ستون به آن ستون فرج است (az in sotun be ān sotun faraj ast) — Even a small change may bring hope.
- قربونت برم (ghorbunet beram) — An affectionate thank-you or term of endearment — 'you're so dear to me'.
- زیر آب کسی را زدن (Zir-e āb-e kasi rā zadan) — To secretly sabotage or betray someone behind their back.
- نمکگیر شدن (namakgir shodan) — To feel bound by gratitude after sharing someone's food or hospitality.
- خر بیار و باقالی بار کن (khar biyār o bāqālī bār kon) — Utter chaos; an endless, overwhelming mess.
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