«مَيَّهْ مَالْحَهْ وِوْشُوشْ كَالْحَهْ»

The saying pairs two unappealing things: water too salty to drink and faces that have lost their brightness, looking grim and heavy rather than openly angry. Together they picture a setting where nothing is refreshing or warm, and a person finds neither comfort nor good cheer.

Applied to people, it is a blunt dismissal of those from whom no benefit or goodness can be expected. Whoever deals with them gets nothing pleasant or useful, only bitterness and heavy, joyless company.

Use it as a curt, dismissive verdict on a person, household, or group judged to have nothing worthwhile to give. Because it disparages people, saying it to someone directly is insulting; it suits complaint among familiars rather than polite or formal speech.