خاطَ عَلَيْنَا كِيسَا.
He sewed a bag for us.
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«خاطَ علينا كيسًا» يُقال لمن احتال علينا وخدعنا بحيلةٍ ما، أو أوهمنا بشيء حتى استمالنا إليه؛ فـ«خاط الكيس» كناية عن إحكام الحيلة والتدبير.
ومن أقرب المقابلات الإنجليزية: He pulled the wool over our eyes.
= «خدعنا / أعمى أعيننا عن الحقيقة.» وهو من أقرب التعابير الاصطلاحية.
He fooled us.
= «خدعنا.»
He pulled a fast one on us.
= «احتال علينا / قام علينا بحيلة.»
He outwitted us.
= «غلبنا بالحيلة والدهاء.»
وأفضل مقابل اصطلاحي:
He pulled a fast one on us.
وإذا كان المقصود الخداع بطريقة ذكية ومموهة، فـ:
He pulled the wool over our eyes.
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"He pulled a fast one on us" is said of someone who tricked or deceived us with a trick, or misled us into believing something until they were won over. "He pulled a fast one on us" is a metaphor for a clever and elaborate scheme.
A close English equivalent is:
He pulled the wool over our eyes.
= "He deceived us/blinded us to the truth." This is one of the closest idiomatic expressions.
He fooled us.
= "He tricked us."
He pulled a fast one on us.
= "He tricked us/outwitted us."
He outwitted us.
= "He outwitted us with cunning and trickery."
The best idiomatic equivalent is:
He pulled a fast one on us.
If the intended meaning is deception done in a clever and subtle way, then:
He pulled the wool over our eyes.
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