کلنجار رفتن

Persian

Etymology

From Persian کلنجار‎ (kelenjâr, “crab”).

Noun

کلنجار رفتن‎ • (kalanjâr raftan)

  1. to fumble with your hands, just like how a crab tries to hold things with its claws
    • ‏از شدّت اضطراب کل مدّت مصاحبه رو فقط داشت با دکمه‌هاش کلنجار می‌رفت!‎‎
      az šeddate ezterâb kolle moddate mosâhebe ro faqat dâšt bâ dokmehâš kalanjâr miraft!
      Due to severe stress, he/she was just fumbling at his/her buttons during the whole interview!
  2. (informal) to struggle, to grapple with, or to squabble
    • 1962, Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh, The Dictionary of Persian Colloquialism
      ‏کلنجار رفتن با یک مشت بنا و عمله کار حضرت فیل است!‎‎
      kalanjâr raftan' ba yek mošt amale o bannâ kâre hazrate fil ast!
      Dealing with a bunch of construction workers is a total burnout!
  3. to make great effort and make little progress
  • Synonym: درگیر بودن‎ (dargir budan), سر و کله زدن‎ (saro kalle zadan), وَر رفتن‎ (var raften)

References
  1. Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “کلنجار”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
  2. 1962, Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh, The Dictionary of Persian Colloquialism - "کلنجار رفتن‎"
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