Explore Arabic traditional proverbsReviewed 2026-09-27
Sense: Verified- English translation
If it were worth keeping, the bird wouldn’t have tossed it aside.
- Literal wording
If there were any good in it, the bird would not have thrown it away.
- Meaning and lesson
Something discarded by one party may not be worth accepting from them.
- When it is used
Used to express skepticism about something offered after someone else has rejected it.
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