«صَامِتْ يُومْ وِاتْمخْطَرِتْ لِلْعِيدْ»

The picture is of a woman who skipped the Ramadan fast for the entire month, kept only its final day, and then sashayed out with a showy, self-satisfied gait to greet the Eid feast, which follows a full month of fasting, as proudly as someone who had fasted faithfully throughout.

The saying ridicules a person who does something small or worthless yet expects to be seen and treated as though they had achieved much more. It targets the gap between a meager deed and the honor its doer claims.

Use it as a teasing or sharp remark when anyone, despite the feminine image, contributes a token effort, often at the last minute, then demands praise, credit, or a share of the reward as if they had carried the whole load. It mocks inflated self-regard.