أخْشَنُ مِنَ الْجُذَيْلِ.
تصغير جِذْل، وهي خشبة تُغْرَزُ في الأرض فتجيء الإبل الْجَرْباء فتحتكُّ بها.
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Rougher than a log.
A diminutive of "log," which is a piece of wood driven into the ground so that mangy camels come and rub against it.
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المثل «أخشن من الجُذيل» يُضرب لمن اشتدّت خشونته أو غلظ طبعه، وأصله من الجِذْل (الخشبة الغليظة) التي تحتك بها الإبل الجرباء، فهي شديدة الخشونة.
ومن أقرب المقابلات الإنجليزية: As rough as a tree stump.
خشن كجذع شجرة.
As rough as sandpaper.
خشن كورق الصنفرة. (أشهر تعبيرًا عن شدة الخشونة)
Rough around the edges.
خشن الطباع أو غير مهذب. (إذا أريد الخلق لا الملمس)
As hard and rough as old wood.
صلب وخشن كالخشب العتيق.
فإن أريد مثلٌ موجز يقابل المثل العربي في وصف الخشونة الحسية، فأقربه:
As rough as sandpaper.
وإن أريد وصف خشونة الطبع والخلق، فالتعبير الأقرب هو:
Rough around the edges
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The proverb "rougher than a tree stump" is used to describe someone who is extremely rough or ill-tempered. Its origin is from the thick, rough wood that mangy camels rub against, which is very rough.
Some of the closest English equivalents are:
As rough as a tree stump.
As rough as sandpaper. (More commonly used to express extreme roughness)
Rough around the edges. (If the intention is to describe character rather than texture)
As hard and rough as old wood.
So, if a concise proverb is needed to describe physical roughness, the closest is:
As rough as sandpaper.
And if the intention is to describe a rough character, the closest expression is:
Rough around the edges
