آب از آب تکان نخوردن

सांस्कृतिक पृष्ठभूमि

In Iranian social circles, 'keeping the water still' is often a sign of a good host or manager. It shows you can handle stress without letting others see it. In the Tehran Bazaar, this phrase is used to describe a 'safe' investment where the market doesn't fluctuate. Classical poets often used water as a mirror. If the water moves, the mirror breaks. This idiom is a modern descendant of that imagery. Iranians use this idiom on Twitter to sarcastically point out when a major news story is being ignored by the state media.