ऊँट के मुँह में जीरा (Ūṅṭ ke muṅh meṅ jīrā)
Meaning: A laughably tiny amount for something that needs much more.
Language: Hindi
Literally: A cumin seed in a camel's mouth
Category: Animals
Origin: Hindi proverb about inadequate offerings.
More idioms — Animals
- बंदर क्या जाने अदरक का स्वाद (bandar kya jaane adrak ka svaad) — An ignorant person can't appreciate something refined.
- The last straw that broke the camel's back — The final small burden that causes a total collapse.
- To have a frog in your throat — To have difficulty speaking due to hoarseness.
- It's raining cats and dogs — It's raining extremely heavily.
- To have butterflies in your stomach — To feel nervous excitement.
- القرد بعين أمه غزال (al-qird bi-ʿayn ummihi ghazāl) — Parents see their children as beautiful no matter what.
More Hindi idioms
- नाच न जाने आंगन टेढ़ा (naach na jaane aangan tedha) — A bad workman blames his tools.
- दाल में कुछ काला है (daal mein kuchh kaalaa hai) — Something suspicious is going on.
- नौ दो ग्यारह होना (nau do gyaarah hona) — To flee or run away quickly.
- अंगूर खट्टे हैं (Angoor khatte hain) — To scorn what you secretly want but cannot have.
- आ बैल मुझे मार (Ā bail mujhe mār) — To deliberately invite trouble upon yourself.
- नाक में दम करना (naak mein dam karna) — To harass or pester relentlessly.
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