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The expression “as for the story, the partridge landed on it” is actually a very old idiom, which is used in connection with someone who has committed a crime; when you ask him about it, he doesn't even answer you! We then say that the partridge (or the hen) has landed on it.

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The expression “as for the story, the partridge landed on it” is actually a very old idiom, which is used in connection with someone who has committed a crime; when you ask him about it, he doesn't even answer you! We then say that the partridge (or the hen) has landed on it.

Sentence 9756893 · contributor AmarMecheri · CC0

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Tanfalit “tadyant-nni, tezzdew fell-as tsekkurt”, ziɣenni d yiwet n tenfalit taqburt, neqqar-iţ ɣef win ara ixedmen kra n twaɣit, ad t-testeqsiḍ ɣef temsalt-nni i yexdem ur ak-id-yeţarra ara awal! Dɣa neqqar-as tewwet fell-as tsekkurt (neɣ tyaziḍt).

Sentence 9756874 · contributor AmarMecheri · CC0

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the expression as for story partridge landed on it is actually very old idiom which used in connection with someone who has committed crime