نمک‌گیر شدن

Meaning: To feel bound by gratitude after sharing someone's food or hospitality.

Language: Persian

Literally: To become salt-caught

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: In Persian culture eating someone's salt creates a sacred bond of loyalty you cannot easily break.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• Ăn cháo đá bát — To be ungrateful and turn on those who helped you.
• Avoir un cœur d'artichaut — To fall in love easily and often.
• To go cold turkey — To quit a habit abruptly and completely.
• To cut the mustard — To meet the required standard; to succeed.
• To chew the fat — To chat idly and at length.
• Eine Extrawurst verlangen — To expect special treatment.

More Persian idioms

• خر بیار و باقالی بار کن — Utter chaos; an endless, overwhelming mess.
• نوشدارو بعد از مرگ سهراب — A solution that arrives uselessly too late.
• 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.

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