يضرب في حديد بارد

Meaning: To waste effort on a hopeless task.

Language: Arabic

Literally: To strike cold iron

Category: Daily Life

Origin: Hammering cold, unworkable iron that will never bend pictures utterly futile labour.

More idioms — Daily Life

• از این ستون به آن ستون فرج است — Even a small change may bring hope.
• יצא מכליו — To lose your temper; to be beside yourself.
• Fer dissabte — To give the house a big clean-up.
• Anar de bòlit — To be rushed off your feet.
• Å være på pinebenken — To be in anxious suspense.
• At score kassen — To make a big, easy profit.

More Arabic idioms

• القرد بعين أمه غزال — Parents see their children as beautiful no matter what.
• اللي ما يعرف الصقر يشويه — Failing to recognize something valuable and destroying it.
• على قد لحافك مد رجليك — Live within your means.
• رمى بنفسه في التهلكة — Someone deliberately puts themselves in danger or a hopeless situation through recklessne…
• أكل العيش والملح مع شخص — Shared intimate bond or deep friendship forged through shared hardship and simple living…
• حط في بطنك بطيخة صيفي — Relax completely; do not worry about a thing.

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