toloue_man
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- Aug 29, 2012
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- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Persian
- Home Country
- Iran
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- Iran
Hi!
In Persian, my native language, "soil" ( probably because soil is very abundant on earth) is a metaphor for worthless thing. For example we say:
Example: In comparison with your knowledge about linguistic, mine is a fistful of soil.
The above sentence means that my knowledge about linguistic compared to yours is very tiny and worthless. Now, according to this point, what equivalent metaphor is used in English?
In Persian, my native language, "soil" ( probably because soil is very abundant on earth) is a metaphor for worthless thing. For example we say:
Example: In comparison with your knowledge about linguistic, mine is a fistful of soil.
The above sentence means that my knowledge about linguistic compared to yours is very tiny and worthless. Now, according to this point, what equivalent metaphor is used in English?