انقلب على عقبيه
English translation: turned on his heels
| 12:31 Feb 24, 2011 |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1retrace Explanation: retrace |
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4 mins confidence:
turn your back on sb/sth Explanation: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/turn back on |
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16 mins confidence:
turn OR pull back Explanation: According to context, we can also say "reverse", "backtrack" |
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1 hr confidence:
turned on his heels Explanation: The same idiom exists in English. It means "to leave quickly and suddenly". See http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/turn on heel Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/turn+on+heel |
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3 hrs confidence: 
recant/retract Explanation: إ[وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ أَفَإِنْ مَاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ انْقَلَبْتُمْ عَلَى أَعْقَابِكُمْ وَمَنْ يَنْقَلِبْ عَلَى عَقِبَيْهِ فَلَنْ يَضُرَّ اللَّهَ شَيْئاً وَسَيَجْزِي اللَّهُ الشَّاكِرِينَ] [آل عمران:144] معناها "غيرتم مواقفكم" أو "عدتم إلى الكفر" http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/recant recant means to formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, while retract means to take back or to draw back or in |
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5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1to withdraw/retreat Explanation: to retreat |
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