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دو تا هندوانه را با یک دست برداشتن

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Persian

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Alternative forms

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Various forms exist, with سه تا (se tâ, three) or چند تا (čand tâ, several) instead of دو تا (do tâ, two), با هم (bâ ham, together, at the same time) instead of با یک دست (bâ yek dast, using one hand) and بلند کردن (boland kardan, to lift, to pick up) instead of برداشتن (bardâštan, to pick up).

Verb

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دو تا هندوانه را با یک دست برداشتن (do tâ hendevâne râ bâ yek dast bardâštan)

  1. (literally) to pick up or lift two watermelons using one hand
  2. (idiomatic) to start or try to do two difficult tasks simultaneously and not to succeed in either one