Let me start.
I heard this one and I want to know if anybody found it to be true.
"If you want to scare off bad dawg, just shine a bright flashlight in their eyes"
Now tell me how in the world will bad dawg run from light? Are they afraid of their shadow or something?
"When Ashes cold Dawg will Lie down"
If there is no threat people will take advantage.
"Time is longer than rope"
This means that bad times can't last forever.
"Dawg nyam yuh supper"
ReplyDeleteWhich means that if you play around, someone with no mercy is going to take that which is vital to you.
Yuh neva si smoke without fire
ReplyDeleteThere is always a reason for everything. Nothing happens in a void.
water more than flour
ReplyDeleteIt is a sticky situation, hard to maneuver or negotiate. It is a situation that is difficult and you or me don't want to be a part of it.
sheep sweat but a true him wool thick mek yuh nuh seet.
ReplyDeleteEverybody experience hardships. However if you are strong,it will not always show.
IDLE DAWG WORRY SHEEP!
My parents used to say this to me every time, whenever they saw me being mischievous. The thought behind it was that the shepherd dog who is suppose to keep watch is not suppose to be slacking, cause if he does then the wolves can come and take away the sheep. So this is reason for the sheep to worry.
I guess I was the dawg and my parents were the sheep.
IDLE JACKASS FOLLOW CANE TRASH GO TO POUND
A person who is Idle will find mischief.
when I dun wi yuh nat even jan-crow want yuh
ReplyDeletea threat which meant you were going to be mutilated real bad.
duppy know who fi frighten!
ReplyDeleteThis particular thing could only happen there, becasue it would not be tolerated anywhere else.
haumted plantain shoot.
ReplyDeleteI've heard it but haven't the foggiest idea what it means
this is similar to the saying, 'you are barking up the wrong tree' or 'don't wake the lion'
DeleteI just remembered 3 all having to do with dogs.
ReplyDeleteMi see Big Dawg dead.
Explanation
No matter how big and important the person or company, they can die or close down.
Mi see prettier dawg than that a mange kill it.
Explanation
Don't let the looks fool you.
Scornful dawg nyam dutty pudding
Explanation
The person that is usually scornful of others usually end up with the worst stuff
fire deh a mus mus tail an im tink a cool breeze.
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A person is misunderstanding what is happening
Trouble nuh set like rain
Explaination
trouble does not give warning
Horse/Cow nuh know the use ah dem tail till dem lose it.
Explanation
you never know the use of a good thing until you no longer have it
"What is fiyu cyah be fi smaddy else."
ReplyDeleteExplanation
What is yours is just yours and no one can take it from you.
Although this is a popular saying it is not entirely true. It depends on the context the saying is employed in. It is synonymous with another saying which goes
"If you born fi heng, yuh nah drown"
Explanation
If you were born to die a certain way, that is the way that you are going to go, becasue that is your destiny.
I disagree with them. Destiny is shaped by individual decisions, and if you don't guard what you have carefully, no doubt you will lose it to another.
There are many ways to skin a cat.
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There are many ways to hang a dog.
Unless I miss something,both mean there are many ways to do the same thing.
Never eat your rice when it hot.
ReplyDeleteThis mean wait to act in heated situations
Every dog has its day.
ReplyDeletemeaning: YOur day will come.
IF THE HEAD AH DI STREAM DUTTY, DI BOTTOM CYAH CLEAN.
ReplyDeleteIf the top of the organization is corrupt, usually the bottom is too.
TAN AND SEE NUH SPOIL NUH DANCE
Sometimes you need to step back an be an observer.
ONE ONE COCO FULL BASKET
ReplyDelete1) OMAN LUCK NUH DEH PAN DUNGLE HEAP
2) PRISON NUH MEK FI PUSS AND DAWG
3) THE HIGHER YOU CLIMB IS THE MORE YOUR ASS EXPOSE
4)DON'T COUNT ON THE EGG WHILE IT IS STILL UP THE
CHICKEN'S ASS
chicken born fi big you can seet from dem foot
ReplyDeleteah nuh di same day leaf guh ah water bottom it rotten
ReplyDeletewalk fi nutten betta dan siddung so so
ReplyDeletea bird in the hand is betta dan 10 in the bush.
ReplyDeletea live dog is betta dan a dead lion
yuh neva miss yuh water till yuh well run dry
ReplyDeleteAh nuh only one time monkey will want a wife
ReplyDeleteShe upon her high horse.
ReplyDeleteShe is very proud
My grandfather always said "locks only keep honest men honest, but the thief takes what he wants."
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