خر بیار و باقالی بار کن

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 — To frighten yourself with imaginary fears.
• Μου άναψες τα λαμπάκια — You made me furious.
• नौ दो ग्यारह होना — To flee or run away quickly.
• Пасти с Марса — To be totally out of touch with what's going on.
• На баба ми хвърчилото — Something utterly irrelevant or nonsensical.

More Persian idioms

• 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.
• قربونت برم — An affectionate thank-you or term of endearment — 'you're so dear to me'.

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