Aug 18, 2009 21:06
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Arabic term
لا يغمض له جفن
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والذي اشاع الامن في كل ربوع البلاد كيف لا وهو الامن والامان هو الذي لا يغمض له جفن والا عندما يري كل البلاد الامن يعمها وهو الذي ارسي دعائم العمل الامني مع ...
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ملحوظة : لا نسمح للاهلوية بالتعليق علي الموضوع الحضري : لم يغمض لي جفن بسبب إعلان ... شوف يا خارق طول عمري احب الحضري , وزاد حبي له عندما تمسك بحقه في
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ملحوظة : لا نسمح للاهلوية بالتعليق علي الموضوع الحضري : لم يغمض لي جفن بسبب إعلان ... شوف يا خارق طول عمري احب الحضري , وزاد حبي له عندما تمسك بحقه في
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(figurative) Couldn't sleep a wink
The one who Couldn't sleep a wink (He actually sleeps), because his/her mind is always thinking about the thing he/she seeks to accomplish.
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to keep one's eyes skinned/peeled
to have eyes in the back of one's head
= remain alert
= remain alert
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5 mins
sleepless, restless, watching eyes, "depends on the context"
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Note added at 7 mins (2009-08-18 21:14:03 GMT)
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vigilant, observant, wary, watchful, mindful
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Note added at 7 mins (2009-08-18 21:14:03 GMT)
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vigilant, observant, wary, watchful, mindful
8 mins
sleepless | doesn't close/shut his eyes
sleepless | doesn't close/shut his eyes
14 mins
he is on the alert
Watching carefully
Example sentence:
The army was put on full alert as the peace talks began to fall.
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5 hrs
Couldn't sleep a wink
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/sleep a wink
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Note added at 8 hrs (2009-08-19 05:53:32 GMT)
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This applies more to the 2nd context
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Note added at 8 hrs (2009-08-19 05:53:32 GMT)
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This applies more to the 2nd context
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9 hrs
6 days
insomniac
insomniac
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