Monday, April 22, 2024

More idioms


Aga makalarak (can't produce coconut oil) - can't keep a secret; hindi makapagtago ng sikreto; aga makaatol na sikreto


Agto anta so angob na saleng (doesn't know the smell of pine wood kindling) - agto amta ya aluko la manaya; hindi alam na naloko na pala; is not aware that he has been hoodwinked


Akasuso (has sucked milk) - inherited a trait; nakamana; akatawir


Andeket so ngares to (his gum is black) - will turn his/her spouse widower/widow; magiging balo ang kanyang asawa; ibalo toy asawa to


Anengneng la'y kamarerwa to (his/her soul is already visible) - ngalngali la labos ed sulong to; kita na ang lahat-lahat niya sa suot niya, wala nang maitago; his/her skimpy attire leaves nothing to the imagination


Impanmatay kulayot (owl-eyed) - big-eyed; malaki ang mata; muldagat


Mapagan bitayen (afraid to be hanged? afraid that one would get hanged?) - natatakot; afraid


Mapalyon so dagem (the air is full of evil spirits) - delikadon too o sitwasyon; delikado yung tao o sitwasyon; the person or situation is dangerous


Naksit ya baso (glass that has been broken into very small pieces) - sintunado'y boses to; ; sintunado; out of tune


Nalner ed sangkabibin danom (got drowned in seashell-deep water) - agto amtay saman tan saya, mainumay toy manisia, tampol ya anisya; madaling maniwala o maloko; gullible 


Pigpigtew ya manok (poor chicken) - pakaskasi o kaskasyan; kawawa, parang basang sisiw; pitiful


Singa inggaton ya barang (like a bolo placed on top of something) - akaugip ed kesaw to; nakatulog sa pagod; fell asleep out of tiredness


Singa no aso'y San Roque (like St. Roch's dog) - lanang ya unuusil; ; palaging naghahabol; always running after someone/something


Unaan ya saklang (first batch?) - no diad kasal, aya ramay pakanen ya unaan ya akayurong ed bridal o presidential table with principal sponsors; mga unang kakain ng handa sa kasalan (sa may presidential table) o iba pang piging; refers to the first ones to get to try the food (at the presidential table) during feasts like wedding feast


Source: Dr. Efren F. Abulencia


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