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الهدرة ما تشري خضرة

[ɪl.had.ra ma taʃ.ri xudˤ.ra]

proverb

LanguageMoroccan Arabic (Morocco)

Meaning
  1. talk is cheap
  2. A saying meaning that words alone do not accomplish anything or buy food.
Examples

ما تعولش عليه، الهدرة ما تشري خضرة.

Don't count on him, talk is cheap.

Pronunciationɪl.had.ra ma taʃ.ri xudˤ.ra

Part of speechproverb

Usage noteLiterally translated as 'talk does not buy vegetables'.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.