کلنجار رفتن

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Persian

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Etymology

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From کلنجار (kelenjâr, crab).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? kalanjār raftan
Dari reading? kalanjār raftan
Iranian reading? kalanjâr raftan
Tajik reading? kalanjor raftan

Verb

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کلنجار رفتن (kalanjâr raftan)

  1. to fumble with your hands, just like how a crab tries to hold things with its claws
    • از شدّت اضطراب کل مدّت مصاحبه رو فقط داشت با دکمه‌هاش کلنجار می‌رفت!
      az šeddate ezterâb kolle moddate mosâhebe ro faqat dâšt bâ dokmehâš kalanjâr miraft!
      Due to severe stress, he/she was just fumbling at his/her buttons during the whole interview!
  2. (informal) to struggle, to grapple with, or to squabble
    • 1962, Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh, The Dictionary of Persian Colloquialism:
      کلنجار رفتن با یک مشت بنا و عمله کار حضرت فیل است!
      kalanjâr raftan ba yek mošt amale o bannâ kâre hazrate fil ast!
      Dealing with a bunch of construction workers is a total burnout!
  3. to make great effort and make little progress

References

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  1. Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “کلنجار”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
  2. Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh (1962) “کلنجار رفتن”, in The Dictionary of Persian Colloquialism (in Persian)