# اتغدّى بيه قبل ما يتعشّى بيك (Etghada Bih)

> Etghada Bih (Arabic: اتغدّى بيه قبل ما يتعشّى بيك, "have him for lunch before he has you for dinner") is an Egyptian mobile fighting game for Android and iOS, coming soon, free, with no ads and no in-app purchases. Every one of its 43 fighters is a character from an Egyptian folk proverb (40) or a folk-tale monster (3: Abu Regl Maslukha, Omna El Ghoula, El Nadaha). It has 6 Egyptian stages, online play with friends through room codes, a daily challenge, and a web mini game called "Complete the proverb" (كمّل المثل). It is made and published by O Projects, a software and product studio in New Nozha, Cairo, Egypt, founded in 2018. Contact: info@o-projects.org. Site language: Egyptian Arabic.

## Pages
- [Home](https://etghadabih.com/): the game, the 43 fighters, the stages, the "كمّل المثل" mini game, FAQ, download status
- [Egyptian proverbs and their meanings](https://etghadabih.com/amthal): all 43 proverbs and folk characters, each with meaning, usage and its fighter
- [Studio](https://etghadabih.com/studio): about O Projects and the game credits
- [Privacy policy](https://etghadabih.com/privacy) and [Terms of use](https://etghadabih.com/terms): Arabic and English
- [Delete your data](https://etghadabih.com/delete): how to delete game data in the app or by email
- [Full text for LLMs](https://etghadabih.com/llms-full.txt): every proverb with Arabic meaning and English gloss

## Proverb pages
- [يضرب الأرض تطلع بطيخ](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/bateekh): He strikes the ground and watermelons sprout: said of someone so capable or lucky that everything he touches turns out well.
- [عينها تفلق الحجر](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/nazira): Her eye splits stone: refers to the evil eye, a gaze of envy believed strong enough to crack rock.
- [راسه وألف سيف](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/anad): His head and a thousand swords: describes a stubborn person who will not back down, whatever it costs.
- [إيده طويلة](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/zaghloul): His hand is long: a thief or pickpocket; sometimes also someone whose influence reaches far.
- [يعمل من البحر طحينة](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/tahina): He makes tahini out of the sea: a resourceful operator who pulls off the impossible, or ironically someone who over-promises.
- [يوقف المراكب السايرة](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/marakeb): He stops sailing boats: someone who obstructs things that were going smoothly, a bully or a bottleneck.
- [يحلف على المية تجمد](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/halfan): He swears on water and it freezes: someone who swears so often and so convincingly that even the impossible sounds true.
- [بيحرت في البحر](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/harrat): He is ploughing the sea: wasted effort on something that can never produce a result.
- [يبيع المية في حارة السقايين](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/saqqa): Selling water in the water-carriers' alley: trying to sell or teach something to the very experts in it, like selling sand in the desert.
- [اللي اختشوا ماتوا](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/bagaha): Those who felt shame have died: a remark on shamelessness; folk tradition ties it to a bathhouse fire where those too ashamed to flee perished.
- [يا خبر النهارده بفلوس، بكرة يبقى ببلاش](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/khabar): Today's news costs money, tomorrow it is free: secrets and news always come out, so there is no point paying or rushing for them.
- [اللي على راسه بطحة يحسس عليها](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/batha): He who has a bump on his head keeps touching it: a guilty person gives himself away by acting defensive before anyone accuses him.
- [الباب اللي يجيلك منه الريح، سدّه واستريح](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/bab): The door the wind comes through, shut it and rest: cut off the source of trouble instead of fighting it forever.
- [جت الحزينة تفرح، ما لقتش مطرح](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/hazina): The sad woman came to rejoice and found no room: said of the unlucky, whose joy is always cut short.
- [ضربني وبكى وسبقني واشتكى](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/sabaqni): He hit me, cried, then rushed ahead and complained: the aggressor who plays the victim before you can speak.
- [يا واخد القرد على ماله، يروح المال ويفضل القرد على حاله](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/qerd): You who marry the monkey for his money, the money goes and the monkey stays a monkey: never choose a partner for wealth alone.
- [القرد في عين أمه غزال](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/ommqerd): The monkey is a gazelle in his mother's eyes: love makes us blind to the faults of those close to us.
- [من بره هالله هالله، ومن جوه يعلم الله](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/halla): From outside, splendid; from inside, God knows: an attractive surface that hides an unknown, often doubtful, reality.
- [اللي بيته من إزاز ما يحدفش الناس بالطوب](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/ezaz): He whose house is made of glass should not throw stones: do not criticise others for faults you share.
- [يا مأمنة للرجالة يا مأمنة للمية في الغربال](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/gherbal): Trusting men is like trusting water in a sieve: an old warning that blind trust in promises will not hold.
- [إدّي العيش لخبازه ولو ياكل نصه](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/khabbaz): Give the bread to its baker, even if he eats half: hire the expert, even at a price.
- [اللي فات مات](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/fatmat): What has passed has died: let the past go and move on.
- [المركب اللي فيها ريّسين تغرق](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/raisen): A boat with two captains sinks: too many leaders ruin the job.
- [كل شيخ وله طريقة](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/sheikh): Every sheikh has his own way (tariqa): everyone has their own method; a nod to the Sufi orders.
- [عصفور في اليد ولا عشرة على الشجرة](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/asfour): A sparrow in the hand beats ten on the tree: the Egyptian version of a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
- [على قد لحافك مد رجليك](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/lehaf): Stretch your legs only as far as your blanket: live within your means.
- [اتغدّى بيه قبل ما يتعشّى بيك](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/etghadda): Have him for lunch before he has you for dinner: strike first before your rival does. It is also the game's title.
- [من دقنه وافتل له](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/daqno): Take from his own beard and twist him a rope: doing someone a favour using his own resources.
- [رجعت ريمة لعادتها القديمة](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/reema): Reema went back to her old habits: said when someone relapses into old ways after promising to change.
- [إن غاب القط العب يا فار](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/far): When the cat is away, play, little mouse: when the boss is gone, discipline goes too.
- [الأقارب عقارب](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/aqareb): Relatives are scorpions: those closest to you can sting the hardest.
- [اللي تعرفه أحسن من اللي ما تعرفوش](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/majhool): The one you know is better than the one you don't: the familiar, with its flaws, is safer than the unknown.
- [اللي أوله شرط آخره نور](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/shart): What starts with a condition ends in light: clear terms up front prevent disputes later.
- [اللي له ضهر ما ينضربش على بطنه](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/dahr): He who has a back is not struck on his belly: someone with backing is hard to hurt.
- [مش كل اللي يلمع دهب](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/dahab): Not all that glitters is gold: appearances can be deceiving.
- [الجواب بيبان من عنوانه](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/gawab): A letter shows from its address: you can tell how something will go from how it starts.
- [إن جالك الطوفان حط ابنك تحت رجليك](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/markeb): If the flood comes, put your son under your feet: in real danger, everyone saves himself first.
- [يا بخت من زار وخفّف](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/zaer): Lucky is the visitor who keeps it short: a light guest is always welcome.
- [القرش الأبيض ينفع في اليوم الأسود](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/qersh): The white piastre is useful on the black day: save in good times for hard times.
- [اللي إيده في المية مش زي اللي إيده في النار](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/eedo): The one with his hand in water is not like the one with his hand in fire: those at ease cannot feel the pain of those suffering.
- [أبو رجل مسلوخة جاي ياخدك](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/maslookha): Abu Regl Maslukha (the one with the skinned leg) is a bogeyman of Egyptian folklore, used to scare children into going to bed early.
- [أمنا الغولة](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/ghoula): Omna El Ghoula (our mother the ghoul) is the classic ogress of Egyptian folk tales, a child-eating monster who sometimes helps the hero.
- [النداهة ندهت عليه](https://etghadabih.com/amthal/nadaha): El Nadaha (the caller) is a rural Egyptian legend: a woman who calls your name at night by the canal; whoever follows her never returns.

## Official social accounts
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61595810669697
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/etghadabih/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@.etghada.bih

## Publisher
- O Projects, New Nozha, Cairo, Egypt: https://o-projects.org (info@o-projects.org)