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Arabic · Arabic scriptProverb: Verified

«اِللِّي تْسَقَّفْ لُهْ يِجِي يُرْقُصْ»

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Meaning: Verified
English translation

Applaud someone, and they will come forward to perform.

Literal wording

Whoever is clapped for comes to dance.

Meaning and lesson

People commonly respond in the way they are invited or encouraged to respond. The form of a request often helps determine the answer, cooperation, or behavior that follows; the image of applause and dancing is figurative, not necessarily about an actual performance.

It can suggest that praise, attention, or prompting draws a person into action. Depending on tone, it may offer approving advice about encouragement or pointedly observe that people give the response their invitation has prompted.

When it is used

Used when stressing that an outcome depends on how someone is approached or asked. It may comment on encouraging participation, or on receiving a response that matches the invitation given; its force can be approving or mildly pointed.

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