Literal translation
What can a fly do but give a little petty annoyance?
Contextual meaning
What it means
What can a fly do but give a little petty annoyance?
When people use it
In everyday life
Catalogued from a traditional Pashto proverb collection. Its usage and regional context still require specialist review.
Editorial record
Source and status
- Source
- S. S. Thorburn, “Bannú: Or Our Afghan Frontier” (1876), UNCLASSED-4, PDF page 455. https://archive.org/download/bannuorourafgha00thor/bannuorourafgha00thor.pdf