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How to say to cobble something together
in Thai
จับแพะชนแกะ
jàp páe chon gàe
to cobble something together
jàp lowpáe highchon midgàe low
Making do with mismatched parts because the right ones aren't there.
- Part of speech
- phrase
- Literally
- make a goat butt a sheep
In a sentence
- ไม่มีอะไหล่ ช่างเลยจับแพะชนแกะไปก่อนmâi mii à-lài châang loei jàp páe chon gàe bpai gàawnNo spare parts, so the mechanic cobbled something together for now.
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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