Ducklet Cat
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- Joined
- Dec 27, 2005
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- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- Arabic
- Home Country
- Kuwait
- Current Location
- Kuwait
Hello,
In Arabic we have an idiom that says:
He/she has a feather on his head.
Which means this person receives special treatment or expects so.
I Guess it comes from the time where rich people had feathers on their turbans (just a guess, not sure)
But we do still use it, sometimes as a way of complaint when someone refuse to do something. We say:
Why doesn't he want to help us? Does he have a feather on his head?!
So, I wonder if there are such idioms in English to express the same idea.
Thanks
In Arabic we have an idiom that says:
He/she has a feather on his head.
Which means this person receives special treatment or expects so.
I Guess it comes from the time where rich people had feathers on their turbans (just a guess, not sure)
But we do still use it, sometimes as a way of complaint when someone refuse to do something. We say:
Why doesn't he want to help us? Does he have a feather on his head?!
So, I wonder if there are such idioms in English to express the same idea.
Thanks