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How to say to wash one's hands of someone
in Thai
ตัดหางปล่อยวัด
dtàt hǎang bplòi wát
to wash one's hands of someone
dtàt lowhǎang risingbplòi lowwát high
Giving up on someone for good, like an unwanted animal left at a temple.
- Part of speech
- phrase
- Literally
- cut the tail and release it at a temple
In a sentence
- พ่อตัดหางปล่อยวัดลูกชายแล้วpâaw dtàt hǎang bplòi wát lûuk-chaai láeoThe father has washed his hands of his son.
From the same situation: Idioms 2 and four-syllable expressions
- คำซ้อนpaired word, word doublet
- คำสัมผัสrhyming words, rhyme
- คำพังเพยsaying, adage
- โวหารrhetoric, way with words
- อุปมาsimile, analogy
- เปรียบเปรยto make a pointed comparison
- คมคายsharp, witty (of words)
- สละสลวยelegant, polished (of language)
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