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Urdu · idiom · Everyday Life
Jeb dheeli karna
जेब ढीली करना
Meaning
To make someone loosen their purse strings; to spend.
Literally: to loosen the pocket
See it in the verse
Jeb dheeli karna in Iqbal’s couplets
Ho mera kaam ghareebon ki himayat karna
Dard-mandon se zaeefon se mohabbat karna
Let my work be to defend the poor — to love the suffering and the weak.
Justice · Humility · Love
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