Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
فأنا سبتلك الجمل بما حمل
English translation:
i have left the lock stock and barrel to you
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Ahmed Ghaly (X)
Jan 7, 2015 12:26
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فأنا سبتلك الجمل بما حمل
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This seems to be an idiom which I can't track down. All help very much appreciated - thank you!
Proposed translations
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| 5 +2 | i have left the lock stock and barrel - "the whole (kit and) caboodle" - "everything behind" to you |
Ahmed Ghaly (X)
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Jan 20, 2015 20:12: Ahmed Ghaly (X) Created KOG entry
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i have left the lock stock and barrel - "the whole (kit and) caboodle" - "everything behind" to you
i have left the lock stock and barrel - "the whole (kit and) caboodle" - "everything behind" to you
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Note added at 24 mins (2015-01-07 12:51:38 GMT)
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You can say
I have left the lock, stock and barrel to you; or
I have left the whole (kit and) caboodle to you; or
I have left everything behind to you
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/lock, stock, and barrel
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/caboodle
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/arabic_to_english/poetry_literatur...
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Note added at 24 mins (2015-01-07 12:51:38 GMT)
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You can say
I have left the lock, stock and barrel to you; or
I have left the whole (kit and) caboodle to you; or
I have left everything behind to you
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/lock, stock, and barrel
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/caboodle
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/arabic_to_english/poetry_literatur...
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