وعسسه بذي بال عندي

English translation: I no longer give a hoot (pay attention) to ......... & his night watchmen - informants - spies

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Arabic term or phrase:	وعسسه بذي بال عندي
English translation:	I no longer give a hoot (pay attention) to ......... & his night watchmen - informants - spies
Entered by:	Ahmed Ghaly (X)

12:19 Nov 12, 2014

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Arabic term or phrase: وعسسه بذي بال عندي

قال عبادة لابن حنبل: "لميعد الوالي وعسسه بذي بال عندي". ما المعني الذي تقصد به الجملة؟ أود مساعدتكم.

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I no longer give a hoot to .... & his night watchmen/ care about (pay attention to) .... & his spies

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I no longer give a hoot to .... & his night watchmen/ care about (pay attention to) .... & his spies

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Note added at 19 mins (2014-11-12 12:38:14 GMT)
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الجملة تقول
لم يعد الوالي وعسسه ذي بال عندي
أي
لم أعد أهتم بالوالي وجواسيسه أو وعسسه
العسس هم المخبرون أو الجواسيس الذين يتجسسون على الناس بالليل

You can say

I no longer give a hoot to the Wali & his night watchmen
I no longer care about the Wali & his spies; or
I no longer pay attention to the Wali & his spies

Good Luck

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-11-12 13:27:01 GMT)
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http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/not give a hoot

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Note added at 5 hrs (2014-11-12 17:20:22 GMT)
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You can see also

I no longer pay attention to the Wali & his informants

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Note added at 10 hrs (2014-11-12 22:41:00 GMT)
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You are always most welcome dear colleague

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Ahmed Ghaly (X)
Egypt
Local time: 02:32

Grading comment

Thanks Brother Ahmad. It seems that "ليمعد" should read "لم يعد". ِA mistake in spelling from the original text.
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I no longer give a hoot to .... & his night watchmen/ care about (pay attention to) .... & his spies

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I no longer give a hoot to .... & his night watchmen/ care about (pay attention to) .... & his spies

Ahmed Ghaly (X)
Egypt
Local time: 02:32
Works in field
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English,

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 77

Grading comment

Thanks Brother Ahmad. It seems that "ليمعد" should read "لم يعد". ِA mistake in spelling from the original text.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Brother Ahmad. My initial problem lay on the words "ل" in "لميعد" and "ب" in "بذي". Thank you for clearing up the problem.

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