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items | ÊÓÍÍÂ | sahmR aawyM | to pretend to cry or be teary [to gain sympathy] |
| á¡éÅÓ | gaaeF lahmM | [see á¡éà¼ç´  ] |
| ËÑÇ | huaaR | [prefix] inclined to be |
| µÔ꧵êͧ | dtingH dtaawngH | [colloquial slang, sometimes shortened as µêͧ] being a space cadet; being a spaz; eccentric; odd; freakish; peculiar; quirky; strange; flaky; odd; wacky; lightheaded; forgetful; inept; being a klutz or clumsy person |
| àËÔÁà¡ÃÔÁ | heermR greermM | insolent; elated; inflated; bold; fearless; adventurous; audacious; brave; courageous; daring; enterprising; heroic; intrepid; valiant; impudent; barefaced; brazen; cheeky; confident; forward; insolent; rude; shameless |
| µØ꺻èͧ | dtoopH bpaawngL | [adverbial idiom used to describe someone who is filled with petulance or something filled with gas or air] floatingly |
| à¨êÒÐá¨êÐ | jawH jaeH | [colloquial slang] to be around (someone somewhere) and behaving obtrusively or obstructively or causing mild annoyance |
| á¡éà¼ç´ | gaaeF phetL | to avenge; to retaliate; to take revenge; to revenge; to get back at; to give tit for tat |
| â¡Ã¸à»ç¹¿×¹à»ç¹ä¿ | grohtL bpenM feuunM bpenM faiM | furious |
| àÍ×éÍà¿×éÍà¼×èÍá¼è | euuaF feuuaH pheuuaL phaaeL | considerate, helpful and generous |
| µÒÂ㨠| dtaayM jaiM | [is] complacent; overconfident; assured [see notes] |
| Êͧ¨ÔµÊͧ㨠| saawngR jitL saawngR jaiM | [is] of two minds; hesitant; doubtful; undecided |
| ¡éÁ˹éÒ¡éÁµÒ | gohmF naaF gohmF dtaaM | to be engrossed, deep or immersed in or busy doing one single activity; to work attentively; to do something earnestly |
| ¡Ãд١¢Ñ´Áѹ | graL duukL khatL manM | miserly; stingy; niggardly |
| ¡ÃзºäËÅè´ÒÃÒ | graL thohpH laiL daaM raaM | to meet or see a celebrity (actor, actress, or star) in person; to rub elbows or rub shoulders with a celebrity (actor, actress, or star); to associate closely or mingle with a celebrity (actor, actress, or star) |
| ŧËÅÑ¡»Ñ¡°Ò¹ | lohngM lakL bpakL thaanR | to settle or settle in a place, settle down in |
| àËÁ×͹¡Ñ¹ÃÒǡѺá¡Ð | meuuanR ganM raaoM gapL gaeL | [two objects or persons] to look exactly identical—see notes. |
| äÎ⫺ѵâÅÇì¤ÅÒÊ | haiM sohM batL loh[w]M khlaatF | high-society but low-class" — [Thai slang for] a socialite who is crude, vulgar, indecent, inelegant and unsophisticated [usually gay male jargon] |
| ä¶è¶ÒÁÊÒ÷ء¢ìÊØ¡´Ôº | thaiL thaamR saanR thook[k]H sookL dipL | [Thai convention] to ask a person with whom one is meeting how he or she has been doing; to ask someone how life has been treating him or her |
| ½¹µ¡äÁè·ÑèÇ¿éÒ | fohnR dtohkL maiF thuaaF faaH | "Life is not fair." [lit. It can't rain everywhere at once] |
| ãªéàµéÒäµè | chaiH dtaoF dtaiL | [informal idiom literally meaning any woman who] "uses her breasts to climb up the career stairs"—using sex or body to pave the way for her promotion. This is an intended (reversed) pun of äµèàµéÒ.  |
| ˹ÕàÊ×ͻШÃÐà¢é | neeR seuuaR bpaL jaL raH khehF | "Escape the tiger and happen upon the crocodile." [as in the English idiom, "Out of the frying pan and into the fire."] |
| àÍÒÁоÃéÒÇËéÒÇ仢ÒÂÊǹ | aoM maH phraaoH haaoF bpaiM khaayR suaanR | "Selling ripe coconuts in the orchard." [an idiom for a meaningless action, as in the English idiom "bringing coals to Newcastle."] |
| »Ô´·Í§ËÅѧ¾ÃÐ | bpitL thaawngM langR phraH | "Put gold (leaf) on the back of the Buddha (image)." [a Thai idiom meaning] to not seek praise for one's good deeds; to do good by stealth |
| ¢ÇÒ¹¼èÒ«Ò¡ | khwaanR phaaL saakF | "Splitting hardwood with an axe." [a Thai idiom meaning] to give a task its due; to see things as they are; to be realistic [as in the English idiom "to call a spade a spade."] |
| ªÑèÇà¨ç´·Õ ´Õà¨ç´Ë¹ | chuaaF jetL theeM deeM jetL hohnR | "Seven times bad, seven times good." [a Thai idiom meaning] fortunes change [as in the English proverbs, "Every cloud has a silver lining." — "Life is not all beer and skittles." — "Laugh today and cry tomorrow."] |
| ¶ÇÒ¾ÃÐà¾ÅÔ§ | thaL waayR phraH phleerngM | to light the funeral pyre of a dead prince or king, to cremate; to denounce someone |
| ¶Í´à¢ÕéÂǶʹàÅçº | thaawtL khiaaoF thaawtL lepH | "Remove the fangs, remove the claws" — [of a person] to become tame |
| ¶ÍÂËÅѧà¢éÒ¤Åͧ | thaawyR langR khaoF khlaawngM | [idiom] to be (ideologically) against forward progress |
| µ¡¶Ñ§¢éÒÇÊÒà | dtohkL thangR khaaoF saanR | to marry into money |
| ÂèÒÁ㨠| yaamF jaiM | [negative connotation] [is] encouraged; emboldened; [is] rash; bold; [is] becoming emboldened; [is] becoming bolder |
| Å×ÁËÙÅ×ÁµÒ | leuumM huuR leuumM dtaaM | to have a look around |
| ÅØèÁ æ ´Í¹ æ | loomF loomF daawnM daawnM | undulating; inconsistent |
| ÅØèÁ æ ´Í¹ æ | loomF loomF daawnM daawnM | life's ups and downs |
| ¼Ô´µÒ | phitL dtaaM | unusual; untoward; strange |
| ¼Ô´¼Õ | phitL pheeR | to violate custom or tradition; [especially] to have pre-marital relations with a woman from the north or northeast of Thailand |
| ¼Ô´àÁÕ | phitL miiaM | [of a man] to commit adultery |
| ¼Ô´ÊÓá´§ | phitL sahmR daaengM | to eat poisonous food |
| à˧×èÍ¡ÒÌᵡ | ngeuuaL gaanM dtaaekL | [used in spoken Thai] to break out into a cold sweat; to sweat profusely at the moment before one is dying |
| ¶Ñ§áµ¡ | thangR dtaaekL | broke; without money |
| ÊÔé¹¾ÂÈ | sinF phaH yohtH | to become tame |
| ¶Í´à¢ÕéÂǶʹàÅçº | thaawtL khiaaoF thaawtL lepH | [figurative] to remove the fangs or the claws; to take the bite out |
| µÕÇÑÇ¡Ãзº¤ÃÒ´ | dteeM wuaaM graL thohpH khraatF | "To beat the dog before the lion." |
| µÒÁ㨻ҡ ÅÓºÒ¡·éͧ | dtaamM jaiM bpaakL lahmM baakL thaawngH | "Gluttony kills more than the sword." |
| µÒµèÍµÒ ¿Ñ¹µèͿѹ | dtaaM dtaawL dtaaM fanM dtaawL fanM | "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth." |
| µèÒ§¡Ñ¹àËÁ×͹ªéÒ§¡ÑºÂا | dtaangL ganM meuuanR chaangH gapL yoongM | "(To be different like) chalk and cheese." |
| µÑ¡¹éÓôµÍ | dtakL naahmH rohtH dtaawM | "To talk to a brick wall." — "Water off a duck's back." |
| µºËÑÇáÅéÇÅÙºËÅѧ | dtohpL huaaR laaeoH luupF langR | "A kiss after a kick!" |
| µºÁ×Í¢éÒ§à´ÕÂÇäÁè´Ñ§ | dtohpL meuuM khaangF diaaoM maiF dangM | "It takes two to make a quarrel." |
| µé¹ÃéÒ»ÅÒÂ´Õ | dtohnF raayH bplaayM deeM | "All’s well that ends well." |
| µ¹à»ç¹·Õè¾Öè§áË觵¹ | dtohnM bpenM theeF pheungF haengL dtohnM | "God helps those who help themselves." |
| ä´éÍÂèÒ§ àÊÕÂÍÂèÒ§ | daiF yaangL siiaR yaangL | "You can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs." |
| ´Ù·ÔÈ·Ò§ÅÁ | duuM thitH thaangM lohmM | "Look before you leap." — "Look at the direction of the winds." |
| àª×éÍäÁè·Ôé§á¶Ç | cheuuaH maiF thingH thaaeoR | "Like father, like son." |
| äÇéÅÒ | waiH laayM | to leave behind one’s reputation; to stand on one’ dignity |
| ªÒµÔàÊ×Í äÁè·Ôé§ÅÒ | chaatF seuuaR maiF thingH laayM | "The leopard cannot change his spots. " |
| ªéÒ§à¼×Í¡à¡Ô´ã¹»èÒ | chaangH pheuuakL geertL naiM bpaaL | "A genuine is born, not made." |
| ªéÒà»ç¹¡Òà ¹Ò¹à»ç¹¤Ø³ | chaaH bpenM gaanM naanM bpenM khoonM | "Haste makes waste." |
| ¼ÕàÊ×éÍÃÒµÃÕ | pheeR seuuaF raaM dtreeM | "Lady of the night." — prostitute |
| ˹Öè§ÀÒ¾...¾Ñ¹¤Ó | neungL phaapF phanM khahmM | "A picture is worth a thousand words." |
| ÊÒÁÇѹ¨Ò¡...¹ÒÃÕà»ç¹Í×è¹ | saamR wanM jaakL naaM reeM bpenM euunL | "Out of sight, out of mind." |
| ÂÍÁ§Í äÁèÂÍÁËÑ¡ | yaawmM ngaawM maiF yaawmM hakL | "Better bend than break." |
| ÂéÍÁáÁÇ¢Ò | yaawmH maaeoM khaayR | "You cannot make a silk velvet purse out of a sow’s ear." |
| ÂÔ§¡ÃÐÊع¹Ñ´à´ÕÂÇä´é¹¡ÊͧµÑÇ | yingM graL soonR natH diaaoM daiF nohkH saawngR dtuaaM | "To kill two birds with one stone (bolt, sling, etc.)" |
| ÂاÃéÒ¡ÇèÒàÊ×Í | yoongM raayH gwaaL seuuaR | "The mosquito is more dangerous than the tiger." |
| ÃÇÁ¡Ñ¹àÃÒÍÂÙè á¡ËÁÙèàÃÒµÒ | ruaamM ganM raoM yuuL yaaekF muuL raoM dtaayM | "Union is strength." — "Together we live; separate we die." |
| äÁéÍè͹´Ñ´§èÒ äÁéá¡è´Ñ´ÂÒ¡ | maaiH aawnL datL ngaayF maaiH gaaeL datL yaakF | "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." |
| »Õèᵡ | bpeeL dtaaekL | to cry a river over or for someone |
| àÍÒã¨à¢ÒÁÒãÊèã¨àÃÒ | aoM jaiM khaoR maaM saiL jaiM raoM | "To empathize or put yourself in somebody' place (or position or shoes)." |
| ÍÔ¨©ÒµÒÃé͹ | itL chaaR dtaaM raawnH | envious |
| ÍÂèÒ¿×é¹½ÍÂËÒµÐà¢çº | yaaL feuunH faawyR haaR dtaL khepL | "Don't turn over the rubbish to look for a centipede." — "Don't feed a silkworm that's sleeping." — "Let sleeping dogs lie." |
| ÍÂèÒªÔ§ÊØ¡¡è͹ËèÒÁ | yaaL chingM sookL gaawnL haamL | "Early ripe, early rotten." |
| ÍÂèÒµÕµ¹ä»¡è͹ä¢é | yaaL dteeM dtohnM bpaiM gaawnL khaiF | "To cross the bridge when you come to it." |
| ÍÂèҼѴÇѹ»ÃСѹ¾ÃØè§ | yaaL phatL wanM bpraL ganM phroongF | "Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today. " — "Don't put off today by pledging tomorrow." — don't procrastinate |
| àË繪éÒ§¢Õé ¢ÕéµÒÁªéÒ§ | henR chaangH kheeF kheeF dtaamM chaangH | "To keep up with the Joneses." — "To be as small as a vinegar fly and want to shit like an elephant." — "Too big for your britches." |
| ËÔè§ËéÍÂÍÂèÒá¢è§áʧ¨Ñ¹·Ãì | hingL haawyF yaaL khaengL saaengR janM | "Light not a candle to the sun." |
| ËÇÒ¹ÅÔ鹡ԹµÒ | waanR linH ginM dtaayM | "Fine words but no parsnips." |
| ËÁÒàËèÒäÁè¡Ñ´ | maaR haoL maiF gatL | "A barking dog never bites" |
| ËÁÒàËèÒ㺵ͧáËé§ | maaR haoL baiM dtaawngM haaengF | "His bark is worse than his bite." |
| ËÁÒ¢Õé äÁèÁÕã¤Ã¡ËÒ§ | maaR kheeF maiF meeM khraiM yohkH haangR | "Self-praise is no recommendation." |
| ˹ÕàÊ×ͻШÃÐà¢é | neeR seuuaR bpaL jaL raH khehF | "Out of the frying-pan and into the fire." |
| ¹éÓàÊÕ§ | nahmH siiangR | tone of voice; attitudinal |
| ¹éÓ¤Ó | nahmH khahmM | [idiom for] words; speech; phrasing; sayings; expressions |
| ¹éӾѡ¹éÓáç | nahmH phakH nahmH raaengM | labour; effort; one's own strength; one's own exertions; labor of love |
| ¹éÓÁ×Í | nahmH meuuM | personal exertions; personal efforts; hand; hands; workmanship; craftsmanship; action |
| àÃ×ÍÊͧ¹éÓàÃ×ÍÊÒÁ¹éÓ | reuuaM saawngR naahmH reuuaM saamR naahmH | boats used for a few years |
| ä¾àÃÒÐà¾ÃÒоÃÔé§ | phaiM rawH phrawH phringH | melodious; tuneful; euphonious; euphonic |
| Ã×è¹ËÙ | reuunF huuR | euphonious; euphonic; euphonical |
| ¹Ø觹éÍÂËèÁ¹éÍ | noongF naawyH hohmL naawyH | [sexual connotation] to be naked; to be in the nude; scantily clad |
| ¹Ñè§äÁèµÔ´ | nangF maiF dtitL | to have ants in one's pants (to not be able to keep still because you are very excited or worried about something) |
| ËÅѧµÔ´½Ò | langR dtitL faaR | to have one's back to/against the wall (to have very serious problems which limit the ways in which you can act) |
| µÃÐ˹Õè¶Õèà˹ÕÂÇ | dtraL neeL theeL niaaoR | totally parsimonious |
| à¡ÅÕ´à¢éÒäÊé | gliiatL khaoF saiF | to hate someone's guts |
| ä´é¡ÓäÃà»ç¹¡Íºà»ç¹¡Ó | daiF gahmM raiM bpenM gaawpL bpenM gahmM | to be substantially lucrative/profitable |
| äÍéá¡èËÑǧÙ! | aiF gaaeL huaaR nguuM | [colloquial expletive idiom showing strong disapproval] a dirty rotten tricky old man who likes to seduce or like seducing young girls; a dirty rotten tricky old man who performs an indecent and sexual act against a girl |
| ˹éÒãËèã¨âµ | naaF yaiL jaiM dtohM | [showing disapproval] generous; broad-minded; kind; kind-hearted |
| Á×ÍàµÔº | meuuM dteerpL | [critical of the way one spends his/her money] lavish; liberal; open-handed; large-handed; generous; free; unstinting |
| »ÃЪ´»ÃÐà·Õ´àÊÕ´ÊÕ | bpraL chohtH bpraL thiiatF siiatL seeR | to be satirical; to be ironical; to be acid; to be biting; to be caustic; to be cynical; to be sardonic; to be sarky (Brit. informal) |
| ËÅØÁ¾ÃÒ§ | loomR phraangM | pitfall; pit; trap; snare; trick |
| »ÃЪ´»ÃЪѹ | bpraL chohtH bpraL chanM | to ridicule with sarcasm; to be sarcastic |
| »ÃЪѹ¢Ñ¹á¢è§ | bpraL chanM khanR khaengL | to compete; to rival; contend; be in the running; challenge; contest; vie |
| ·ÁÔÌËÔ¹ªÒµÔ | thaH minM hinR chaatF | [showing sheer disapproval] inhumane, vicious, dangerous, savage, ruthless, depraved and of low birth, ill-born, low, base, degraded |
| â§èà§èÒàµèÒµØè¹! | ngohF ngaoF dtaoL dtoonL | [derogatory] unintelligent; brainless; dense; dim; half-witted; moronic; obtuse; simple; simple-minded; slow; slow-witted; thick; foolish; asinine; daft (informal); idiotic; imbecilic; inane; nonsensical; pointless; rash; senseless; unintelligent |
| Í¡ËÑ¡äÁèÂÑ¡µÒ | ohkL hakL maiF yakH dtaayM | "Heartbroken but still alive!" |
| à»ç¹ºéÒà»ç¹ËÅѧ | bpenM baaF bpenM langR | [of one's infatuation for a person or thing] too earnest; too serious |
| àºÕéÂÅèÒ§ | biiaF laangF | inferior; being outdone; disadvantageous |
| ÈÒÅàµÕé | saanR dtiiaF | court of free will |
| ¢âÁ¢â¨Ã | khaL mooyM khaL johnM | [¢âÁ ] |
| ¡ÒûÅèÍÂä¡è | gaanM bplaawyL gaiL | [colloquial, figurative, idiomatic noun phrase] booboo; stupid mistake; blunder; gaffe; faux pas |
| »ÅèÍÂä¡è | bplaawyL gaiL | [colloquial, figurative, idiomatic verb] to make a stupid or careless mistake; to blunder |
| ÊÐÍÖ¡ÊÐÍ×é¹ | saL eukL saL euunF | to sob, weep or cry [usually dramatically to gain sympathy] |
| ÃéͧäËéÃéͧËèÁ | raawngH haiF raawngH hohmL | [ÊÐÍÖ¡ÊÐÍ×é¹] |
| ºÕº¹éÓµÒ | beepL nahmH dtaaM | to shed or cry crocodile tears |
| àÊ¡ÊÃäì»Ñé¹àÃ×èͧ | saehkL san[k]R bpanF reuuangF | to spin a yarn |
| àÃè§Á×Í | rehngF meuuM | to hurry or speed up [the work] |
| àÅç¡ æ ¹éÍ æ | lekH lekH naawyH naawyH | [of an object, matter or issue] little; small; trifling; trivial; insignificant |
| ¹éÓµÒ¤ÅÍàºéÒ | nahmH dtaaM khlaawM baoF | teary |
| à´ç¡ÍÁÁ×Í | dekL ohmM meuuM | a minor; an innocent person; a childish person |
| àÅÕÂá¼Å | liiaM phlaaeR | to lick one's wounds: to recover from defeat or disappointment |
| á¼Å㨠| phlaaeR jaiM | love's wound |
| àÇÅÒªèÇÂÃÑ¡ÉÒá¼Å㨠| waehM laaM chuayF rakH saaR phlaaeR jaiM | "Time heals love's wounds." |
| ÅÙ¡Á×Í | luukF meuuM | underling; assistant; helper; workmen |
| Á×Í¢ÇÒ | meuuM khwaaR | righthand; right-hand person; specialty; right-hand man. |
| âäÀÑÂä¢éà¨çº | rohkF phaiM khaiF jepL | diseases; ailments |
| ÂÇ´ÂÒ¹¾Ò˹Р| yuaatF yaanM phaaM haL naH | vehicles |
| µÖ¡ÃÒÁºéÒ¹ªèͧ | dteukL raamM baanF chaawngF | [colloquial] buildings |
| ¹¡µèÍ | nohkH dtaawL | [negative connotation] a decoy [used to attract peopel's attention and deceive them] |
| ÍÖ¡·Ö¡¤ÃÖ¡â¤ÃÁ | eukL theukH khreukH khrohmM | disorderly; rambunctious; raucous; rowdy; rowdydowdy; rowdyish; termagant; tumultuous; unruly; vociferous; clamorous; multivocal; vociferant; brawling; noisy; riotous |
| ËŧãËŤÅÑè§ä¤Åé | lohngR laiR khlangF khlaiH | [of a person or an object] to be infatuated with; to be captivated by; to be enamoured of; to be enraptured by; to be deeply fascinated by; to be smitten by; to be spellbound by |
| äÊé¡Åǧ | saiF gluaangM | [figurative] [of feelings] having an empty feeling in the stomach; [of appearances] deceptive; [of objects] having a hollow cavity or center; [of plants] having a hollow center in the fruits due to lack of calcium and boron |
| ¤Ô´ÁÒ¡ | khitH maakF | to think too much or a lot; to be serious; to take (someone's remark) personally |
| ÊÁÃÙéÃèÇÁ¤Ô´ | saL maH ruuH ruaamF khitH | to work hand in glove with someone; to be an accomplice or henchman |
| à¡Ô´ÁÒÅØÂ | geertL maaM luyM | born to be wild |
| ªÓÃÐÊÐÊÒ§ | chahmM raH saL saangR | to try a case; to make something clear; to purge all the mess |
| ÍÔ´âà| itL rooyM | exhausted; weary; fatigued; tired; drained; worn out |
| ¨´¨èÍ | johtL jaawL | to concentrate; to contemplate; to focus |
| á¢ç§ã¨ | khaengR jaiM | [is] courageous; patient; resolved; determined |
| ÅѺÅÁ¤Áã¹ | lapH lohmM khohmM naiM | [see ·ÐáÁè§] |
| ¡ÃзºäËÅè | graL thohpH laiL | to rub elbows; to rub shoulders |
| ËÙ½Ò´ | huuR faatL | to hear things; to hear mistakenly, to mishear; acoustic or audio illusion |
| ÊÁ¹éÓ˹éÒ! | saL maH nahmH naaF | "Serves you right!" |
| 㨪×é¹ | jaiM cheuunH | to feel relieved; to have a sense of relief; to feel comfortable; to feel consoled; to feel or be at ease or relaxed |
| ÂÒ¡àÂç¹áʹà¢ç | yaakF yenM saaenR khenR | very difficult; very hard and complicated; arduous; extremely demanding; laborious; onerous; strenuous; uphill |
| äÁèÃÙé»ÃÐÊÕ»ÃÐÊÒ | maiF ruuH bpraL seepL raH saaR | ill-mannered; unsophisticated; unpolished; uncultured |
| ½ÃÑ觢Õ鹡 | faL rangL kheeF nohkH | [showing disapproval] a Thai follower of European of American customs; a Thai who puts on airs as if he or she was a Westerner; a Thai who apes Westerners |
| Í´µÒËÅѺ¢ÑºµÒ¹Í¹ | ohtL dtaaM lapL khapL dtaaM naawnM | to go without sleep; to be burning the midnight oil |
| ¢éÒÁÇѹ¢éÒÁ¤×¹ | khaamF wanM khaamF kheuunM | over day over night |
| µÍ¡ÂéÓ | dtaawkL yaahmH | to rub it in |
| µÍ¡ÂéÓ«éÓàµÔÁ | dtaawkL yaahmH sahmH dteermM | [rhymed form of µÍ¡ÂéÓ] to rub it in time and again to remind (someone of something) |
| ´Ñ¡¤Í | dakL khaawM | to anticipate someone's words or actions (usually by expressing one's opinions) |
| ËÅÒº¨Ó | laapL jahmM | to have learned one's lesson and to fear to repeat such an offense |
| à¢ç´ËÅÒº | khetL laapL | to profit from experience; to be afraid because of a previous bad episode of experience; to be reformed through suffering, torment or punishment |
| â¡è§ÃÒ¤Ò | gohngL raaM khaaM | to raise the price |
| ·ÓÍÂèÒ§ÊØ¡àÍÒà¼Ò¡Ô¹ | thahmM yaangL sookL aoM phaoR ginM | to botch up (something) |
| ªÐÅèÒ㨠| chaH laaF jaiM | to be careless; to be over confident; to be impertinent; to be officious; to be too bold or daring |
| ¢Ñ´µÒ·Ñ¾ | khatL dtaaM thapH | [literally] to stop an army from closing in on; to outwit the lines of an army; [figuratively] to do (something) temporarily; to help (get) somebody out of a fix, predicament or embarrassment |
| Íѵ¤Ñ´¢Ñ´Ê¹ | atL khatH khatL sohnR | on one's uppers; (to live) in straitened circumstances; destitute; penniless; down and out; impoverished; indigent; insolvent; moneyless; penurious; poor; poverty-stricken |
| äÊéáËé§ | saiF haaengF | [usually preceded by ¹Ñ¡à¢Õ¹ or ¹Ñ¡»Ãоѹ¸ì] destitute; in straitened circumstances |
| ÂÒ¡¨¹¢é¹á¤é¹ | yaakF johnM khohnF khaaenH | extremely destitute, impoverished, poverty-stricken and needy |
| áÁèà¨éÒâÇéÂ! | maaeF jaoF wooyH | [an interjection used to express great surprise] "Boy!" |
| ÊÒ÷ء¢ìÊØ¡´Ôº | saanR thook[k]H sookL dipL | all the happiness, life or physical well-being andsuffering of a person |
| ÇÕèáÇÇ¢èÒǤÃÒÇ | weeF waaeoM khaaoL khraaoM | hide or hair or hide nor hair: a vestige or trace of someone or something |
| ¡ÓàÃÔºàÊÔºÊÒ¹ | gahmM reerpF seerpL saanR | to become insolent or impudent; to become too bold, presumptuous, disobedient or aggressive |
| §Í¹µØ꺻èͧ | ngaawnM dtoopH bpaawngL | to be infused with petulance (sulkiness, bad temper, ill humour, irritability, peevishness, pique, sullenness) so much that he or she could float or fly |
| ÍÅǹÍÅàǧ | ohnM laH wohnM ohnM waehngM | disordered; chaotic; disorganized; jumbled; mixed up; topsy-turvy; untidy; tumultuous; wild; boisterous; turbulent; unruly and noisy; uproarious |
| à¡Ð¡ÐÃÐÃÒ¹ | gehL gaL raH raanM | to be rowdy, annoying by pushing people around or picking on people like a hooligan or lousy lager lout |
| ¹Ñ¡àŧËÑÇäÁé | nakH laehngM huaaR maaiH | rogue; villian; gangeter; thug; scoundrel; vagrant |
| ÊÃÇÅàÊàÎÎÒ | suaanR saehR haehM haaM | [used of a meeting, gathering, party, etc] to laugh and be greatly convivial; [onomatopoeic sound of a crowd expressing great joyfulness] |
| ¢ÇÑÍè͹ | khwanR aawnL | faint-hearted |
| ËÅѧÊÙé¿éÒ Ë¹éÒÊÙé´Ô¹ | langR suuF faaH naaF suuF dinM | [an idiom indicating how farmers work and the arduousness of their work] "back against the sky; face against the land/soil/paddy field" |
| ¾Ù´ªÑ¡áÁè¹éÓ·Ñé§ËéÒ | phuutF chakH maaeF naahmH thangH haaF | "To beat around the bush." |
| ¡èÍáÅéǵéͧÊÒ¹ | gaawL laaeoH dtaawngF saanR | "Never do things by halves." |
| ¡Ñ¹äÇé´Õ¡ÇèÒá¡é | ganM waiH deeM gwaaL gaaeF | "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." |
| ¡Òà¢éÒ½Ù§¡Ò ˧Êìà¢éҽ٧˧Êì | gaaM khaoF fuungR gaaM hohng[s]R khaoF fuungR hohng[s]R | "Birds of a feather flock together." |
| ¡Ô¹¹éÓãµéÈÍ¡ | ginM naahmH dtaiF saawkL | "To play second fiddle." — "To have to be satisfied with the crumbs from a rich man's table." |
| ¡Ô¹¹éÓà¼×èÍáÅé§ | ginM naahmH pheuuaL laaengH | "To keep something for a rainy day." |
| à¡çºàºÕéÂãµé¶Ø¹ÃéÒ¹ | gepL biiaF dtaiF thoonR raanH | "Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves." |
| ᡧ¨×´¨Ö§ÃÙé¤Ø³à¡Å×Í | gaaengM jeuutL jeungM ruuH khoonM gleuuaM | "We only appreciate the worth of salt when the soup is tasteless." — "You'll never miss the water till the well runs dry." — "You don't know what you've got till it's gone." |
| ä¡è§ÒÁà¾ÃÒТ¹ ¤¹§ÒÁà¾ÃÒÐáµè§ | gaiL ngaamM phrawH khohnR khohnM ngaamM phrawH dtaengL | "Fine feathers make fine birds; the tailor makes the man." |
| ä¡ÅµÒ ä¡Å㨠| glaiM dtaaM glaiM jaiM | "Long absent, soon forgotten." — "Out of sight, out of mind." |
| ¢ÂѹàËÁ×͹Á´ | khaL yanR meuuanR mohtH | "To be as diligent as an ant." |
| ¢éÒ§¹Í¡ÊØ¡ãÊ ¢éÒ§ã¹à»ç¹â¾Ã§ | khaangF naawkF sookL saiR khaangF naiM bpenM phrohngM | "All that glitters is not gold." |
| ¢ÕèªéÒ§¨ÑºµÑê¡áµ¹ | kheeL chaangH japL dtakH dtaaenM | "Burn your house to frighten away the mice." — "Throw out the baby with the bathwater." |
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