ጭድ ይዞ እሳት ሳል ይዞ ስርቆት
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“Holding straw and fire; having a cough and stealing.”
Meaning
Attempting to do something that is inherently contradictory or self-defeating. It's like trying to combine fire and straw without expecting a blaze, or stealing while having a cough that gives you away. It refers to an impossible or self-incriminating act.
ትርጉም
ከማይቻሉ ነገሮች ጋር አብሮ የማይሄድ ነገርን ለማድረግ መሞከር። ለምሳሌ፣ እሳትና ጭድ አብሮ የማይሄድ ነገር ሲሆን፣ ሳል ይዞ መስረቅም ራስን አሳልፎ የሚሰጥ ተግባር ነው።
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