گربه را دم حجله کشتن

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 — To rush about chaotically and without direction.

More Persian idioms

• 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.
• نمک‌گیر شدن — To feel bound by gratitude after sharing someone's food or hospitality.
• خر بیار و باقالی بار کن — Utter chaos; an endless, overwhelming mess.

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