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مو از سر کسی کم شدن

English translation: to harm a hair on somebody's head

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:مو از سر کسی کم شدن
English translation:to harm a hair on somebody's head
Entered by: Ehsan Alipour

09:23 Nov 11, 2012
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO]
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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: مو از سر کسی کم شدن
اگر یک مو از سرش کم بشود، با من طرفی...
Asal Jafari (X)
Local time: 07:29
to harm a hair on somebody's head
Explanation:
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Ehsan Alipour
Local time: 05:59
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5to harm a hair on somebody's head
Ehsan Alipour
5 +2to touch a hair of somebody's head
Farzad Akmali
5harm a hair on somebody's head
Arash Yazdani


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
to harm a hair on somebody's head


Explanation:
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    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/harm+a+hair+on+head
Ehsan Alipour
Local time: 05:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 56
Grading comment
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Farzad Akmali
5 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Hojat Borumandi
9 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Zeynab Tajik
53 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Edward Plaisance Jr
6 hrs
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agree  Younes Mostafaei
10 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to touch a hair of somebody's head


Explanation:
Another option

Farzad Akmali
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hojat Borumandi
6 mins
  -> Thanks Hojat!
agree  Zeynab Tajik
49 mins
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1 day 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
harm a hair on somebody's head


Explanation:
to hurt someone (often negative)

Example sentence(s):
  • He adores the girl - he wouldn't harm a hair on her head.
  • If he so much as harms a hair on her head, I won't be responsible for my actions.
Arash Yazdani
Iran
Local time: 07:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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