Some Egyptian expressions

  Colloquial Egyptian Expressions :

*broken-down /decrepit = مهكع / مكحكح
* lively and resourceful = ملحلح
* 'to' nag = يفضل يزن
*a pound = لحلوح
*content and well-taken care of = مُعَزز مُكّرَم
*is full of himself = شايف نفسه
*opportunistic = بتاع مصلحته
*everywhere = علي ودنه
*hot air = كلام لا يودي و لا يجيب
*cunning , well-planned plot = شُغل على ميه بيضا
*from the top of his head to the tips of his toes = من ساسه لراسه
*a big liar = كداب زفه
*just enough / barely = ع الحروكروك
*feckless / frivolous = لِعبي
* Honestly, isn't this outrageous ? =بذمتك ، مش دي مسخرة ؟
* keep going on and on about....= ...ببعيد و يزيد في
* You should stop acting like children = المفروض تبطل شُغل العيال
*To hell with .....= ....طُز في
* make insulting remarks about = ....يلّقح علي
*Every other day,she finds something tiny to get mad at me about...= كل يوم والتاني بتتلكك لي علي أي حاجة
* blackened with soot = مهبب
*He thinks himself a real catch = مفكر نفسه لُقطه
*criticizing and slandering = غمز و لمز
*smell a rat = الفار بيلعب في عِبُه
*really exhausted =مكسح م التعب
*hard-headed / stubborn = دماغه ناشفه
*ill-omen = نحس
*packed like sardines = متكبس زي السردين
*amusingly odd = تُحفه
*trashy = بيئه
*gossip about him = يقطّعوافروته
*when things get better = حين ميسرة

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