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How to say to worry before anything has happened
in Thai
ตีตนไปก่อนไข้
dtii dton bpai gàawn kâi
to worry before anything has happened
dtii middton midbpai midgàawn lowkâi falling
อย่าตีตนไปก่อนไข้ "don't cross that bridge yet".
- Part of speech
- phrase
- Literally
- beat yourself before the fever comes
In a sentence
- ผลยังไม่ออก อย่าตีตนไปก่อนไข้pǒn yang mâi àawk yàa dtii dton bpai gàawn kâiThe results aren't out yet, don't worry in advance.
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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