يجهز الدوا قبل الفلعة

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Gulf Arabic

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Pronunciation

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  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ɪd͡ʒəhːɪz‿ɪdːʊwə ɡəblˤ‿ɪlfəlʕə/

Proverb

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يجهز الدوا قبل الفلعة (ijahhiz id-duwa gabḷil-falʕa)

  1. someone who prepares for an event and take all precautions, often excessively, before something bad happens, if it does
  2. someone who acts very swiftly to a change or an event, as if they prepared a response before the occurrence of the event