حط إيده فى الشق
English translation: He threw up his hands / He threw in the towel / He gave up / He\'s fed up
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|  Selected response from: Muhammad Atallah Egypt Local time: 17:30 | ||||
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| 4 | He threw up his hands / He threw in the towel |
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| 4 | He's had it |
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24 mins confidence: 
He threw up his hands / He threw in the towel Explanation: حط إيده (أو صوابعه) في الشّقّ simply means "He gave up." References: - A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic by El-Said Badawi and Martin Hinds - A Dictionary of Idioms by Mohammad El-batal -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day16 hrs (2014-02-28 08:20:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- الشّقّ هو الصّدع (الموجود في صخرة مثلا)، والجمع شُقوق a split or crack |
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4 hrs confidence:
He's had it Explanation: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/have had it A more common alternative is: حط صوابعه العشرة في الشق https://www.google.com.eg/?gfe_rd=ctrl&ei=WU4OU4owz9DyB-OlgO... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day19 hrs (2014-02-28 11:52:28 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- The literal meaning is "crack" as Muhammad said above. It could be snake hole or pit: شق الثعبان |
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