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In the Persian/Farsi language we call a person like this a bowl which is hotter than the soup:

A person who cares ridiculously about others' business more than his/her own business.

I only know the above expression, a translation from Persian to English which is equal to this but it doesn't work because I want an English expression, term or adjective to express this character.

Could you please help me to create it?

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I can't think of an idiom, but, insofar as words go, you could try meddler or busybody.

If those are close, you could also start there and venture forth with a thesarus.

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If a single word will suffice, those suggested by J.R. will do very well.

But if you want a longer, proverbial expression, you may pick any verse from Matthew 7:3-5:

1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

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  • It is nice but I need another dictionary to translate them to the standard English! :)) – Persian Cat May 7 '13 at 22:39
  • @PersianCat That is standard English. ;} If you need the vulgate, try the New International Version – StoneyB May 7 '13 at 22:58
  • It is blocked in Iran. :(( – Persian Cat May 7 '13 at 23:07
  • @PersianCat Oh, dear. "1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 3 Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye." – StoneyB May 7 '13 at 23:10
  • Thanks for the translation! :)) Emm but these are very general moral advices not a phrase or expression which describes a character. &^) – Persian Cat May 7 '13 at 23:13

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