خر بیار و باقالی بار کن (khar biyār o bāqālī bār kon)

Meaning: Utter chaos; an endless, overwhelming mess.

Language: Persian

Literally: Bring a donkey and load it with fava beans

Category: The Absurd

Origin: The picture of frantically loading donkey after donkey with beans conveys a situation spiralling out of all control.

More idioms — The Absurd

• Da wird der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt — An exclamation of utter disbelief.
• 杯弓蛇影 (bēi gōng shé yǐng) — To frighten yourself with imaginary fears.
• Μου άναψες τα λαμπάκια — You made me furious.
• नौ दो ग्यारह होना (nau do gyaarah hona) — To flee or run away quickly.
• Пасти с Марса (Pasti s Marsa) — To be totally out of touch with what's going on.
• На баба ми хвърчилото (Na baba mi hvarchiloto) — Something utterly irrelevant or nonsensical.

More Persian idioms

• نوشدارو بعد از مرگ سهراب (Nushdaroo ba'd az marg-e Sohraab) — A solution that arrives uselessly too late.
• آب از سرش گذشته (âb az sarash gozashte) — It is already too late to save the situation.
• گربه را دم حجله کشتن (gorbe rā dam-e hejle koshtan) — To assert authority firmly from the very start.
• 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'.

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