Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
علي نفسها جنت براقش
English translation:
dig own grave
Added to glossary by
Nadia Ayoub
Jan 5, 2010 13:33
14 yrs ago
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Arabic term
علي نفسها جنت براقش
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
قلت في نفسي علي نفسها جنت براقش
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | dig own grave |
Nadia Ayoub
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| 4 +1 | Ignorance is the worst acquaintance |
Mohamed Abdel-Moneim
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| 3 | snitches end up in ditches |
Lamis Maalouf
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Change log
Jan 19, 2010 08:42: Nadia Ayoub Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+2
30 mins
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
106
Selected
dig own grave
dig your own grave
to do something stupid that will cause problems for you in the future
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/dig own grave
to do something stupid that will cause problems for you in the future
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/dig own grave
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
3 mins
Mohamed Abdel-Moneim
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Native in Arabic
United Arab Emirates
Copywriting, Translation & Proofreading
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Ignorance is the worst acquaintance
Ignorance is the worst acquaintance
30 mins
Lamis Maalouf
United States
United States
Native in Arabic
United States
D.D.S, Education plus experience
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic
Related KudoZ points
:
24
snitches end up in ditches
I found this suggestion as well.
Reference:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_arabic/slang/1675434-snitches_end_up_in_ditches.html
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