A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
استجار من الرمضاء بالنار approx.: to jump out of the frying pan into the fire
Root: ر-م-ض
Page: 417*
Example: “!ماذا فَعَلتُ؟ قَد اِستَجَرتُ من الرَّمضاء بالنّار”
Translation: “what have I done? I’ve jumped out of the frying pan into the fire!”
Notes:
- This phrase literally translates as “to seek refuge from the sun-baked ground with the fire”!
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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