Stock Photos from Photos.com, iStockPhotos.com, 123rf. MEANINGS AND EXPLANATIONS: Be honest and up front in all your interactions with others. TRANSLATION: Chigger toes are afraid of gravel. Yuh brain weh unda god all ah fly weh like a ratbat Yuh stop chat and start cry yuh just ah know seh shot hot It nuh tek mi nuttin fi murder dem dem bwoy deh ah baby Bwoy dem ah pree mi nah guh wait til dem ready Whole ah mi rifle dem grease up like ah pot full ah gravy Nuh likkle .380 mi nah guh buss MEANINGS AND EXPLANATIONS: Exercise caution in all you do and if you find yourself in trouble, extricate yourself carefully. TRANSLATION: If you lie with dogs you get up with fleas. 3. Anyweh mi deh, you deh pon me daily Tiddeh fi mi tomorra fi yuh.
Wha sweet a mout hat a belli TRANSLATION: Trouble does not give a forecast it is coming. MEANINGS AND EXPLANATIONS: Not everyone who says they’re your friend is really is a friend.
Gyal, yuh know fi do yuh ting MEANINGS AND EXPLANATIONS: Don’t be fooled by those that make big promises and never deliver. teacha nuh back from nuh war, hey jeffery hype!
Do you know what the proverb “A nuh lack a tung mek cow nuh talk” means? TRANSLATION: What went wrong in the morning cannot be remedied in the evening. It nuh tek mi nuttin fi murder dem dem bwoy deh ah baby MEANINGS AND EXPLANATIONS: A situation will soon become volatile, explosive or potentially dangerous.
Wha gawn bad a maanin, cyaan cum good a eveling. MEANINGS AND EXPLANATIONS: Don’t take things at face value when making a decision as not everything is as it appears.
You get more shot than mix tea, dat simply means some bwoy fi notice Know fi do yuh ting Notice! rifle shot mek yuh skull pop yuh pulse stop yuh must drop TRANSLATION: When the cocoa ripens, it bursts.
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TRANSLATION: If you were born to be hanged, you cannot drown. TRANSLATION: It’s not everything that is good to eat should be talked about. Wait until a victory is confirmed.
Cack mout kill cack
Nuh mek yuh lef han kno wha yuh right han a do.
MEANINGS AND EXPLANATIONS: Small mistakes and blunders can add up to large and complex problems from which it’s difficult to extricate ourselves. Duppy know who fi fright’n. TRANSLATION: Take time in killing an ant, you will find his belly. MEANINGS AND EXPLANATIONS: Don’t jump into personal relationships or business deals without performing appropriate investigation and all answers will become clear. Look how you make me feel (Oh)
Same nife tick di sheep tick di goat. MEANINGS AND EXPLANATIONS: A situation will soon become volatile, explosive or potentially dangerous. Yuh nuh tek back chat
we never lose MEANINGS AND EXPLANATIONS: Keep the information to yourself. TRANSLATION: It is not the same day, a leaf falls, it rots. And that batty is so big, can't focus MEANING: Just because someone is well-educated doesn’t mean they have common sense. You know fi do yuh ting TRANSLATION: It is not for a day that a monkey wants a wife. MEANINGS AND EXPLANATIONS: Always use the right tool for the job. TRANSLATION: Not everything that comes from above is a blessing. Head ah mash up Not everything you know needs to be told, even to those that are closest to you. MEANINGS AND EXPLANATIONS: Don’t gossip and repeat everything you hear.
Wen coco ripe, im mus buss Learn its meaning in our Jamaican Proverbs on “Warnings.”. Ef yuh get your han inna devil mout tek eeh out. Scawnful dawg nyam dutty pudd’n.
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It nuh tek mi nuttin fi murder dem dem bwoy deh ah baby
You cum ina mi belly cah you dab it, dab it up TRANSLATION: Do not throw away your stick before you have gone across the river. If you’re taken advantage of, you bear part of the responsibility. TRANSLATION: Not all roofs can provide shelter. TRANSLATION: It is not everything that soaks up water is a sponge.
MEANINGS AND EXPLANATIONS: You could easily find yourself in the same situation you criticized in the past.
Whole ah mi rifle dem grease up like ah pot full ah gravy MEANINGS AND EXPLANATIONS: Be wary of a person who is a smooth talker. MEANINGS AND EXPLANATIONS: A person’s actions are the best indicator of their character. TRANSLATION: A ghost knows who to scare.
Kalashnikov ready and mi claat it it steady Privacy Policy & Terms of use. Pussy don't mind riding cock all night (Mi ah skinout an' ah rock) Yuh brain weh unda god all ah fly weh like a ratbat we never lose So far hey [CHORUS:] It nuh tek mi nuttin fi murder dem dem bwoy deh ah baby Bwoy dem ah pree mi nah guh wait til dem ready Whole ah mi rifle dem grease up like ah pot full ah gravy Nuh likkle .380 mi nah guh buss It nuh tek mi nuttin fi murder dem dem bwoy deh ah baby teacha nuh back from nuh war, hey jeffery hype!
Look how you make me feel (Mmm) TRANSLATION: Learn to dance at home before you dance abroad. TRANSLATION: If you put your hand in the devils mouth, take it out. Chiga toe frade a grabble.
TRANSLATION: A penny half-penny (1 ½) buys trouble, one hundred pounds (£100) cannot pay for it. MEANINGS AND EXPLANATIONS: Examine things carefully. MEANINGS AND EXPLANATIONS: If you find someone that constantly belittles or gossips about others, they’ll do the same to you. Bwoy dem ah pree mi nah guh wait til dem ready
Head ah mash up MEANINGS AND EXPLANATIONS: 1. TRANSLATION: Same knife that sticks the sheep will stick the goat. Wen po-ah git up, im tun chobble tuh di werl TRANSLATION: Same knife that sticks the sheep will stick the goat. Cause every rifle pon gaza is mr palmer's so Look how you make me get aggressive If we don’t care about ourselves, our safety or reputation, we’re likely to make irresponsible and detrimental decisions.
MEANINGS AND EXPLANATIONS: Other people judge you by the people you associate with and you’ll gain the same reputation that they have. Dat, yuh likkle shit if yuh never mean it why yuh chat dat Gyal, yuh know fi do yuh ting TRANSLATION: The bucket goes to the well every day, one day the bottom will fall out. Know fi do yuh ting You ah guh bought da gun ya buss sweet like sugar, hey! It nuh tek mi nuttin fi murder dem dem bwoy deh ah baby TRANSLATION: An oily tongue does not have to tell the truth. Gwaan do di ting and who got the keys to mi Beemer? teacha nuh back from nuh war, hey jeffery hype! Fuck me senseless, come fuck me senseless Cross di waters, extortion! TRANSLATION: Today is mine tomorrow is yours. Look how you make me feel (Look how you make me feel) MEANINGS AND EXPLANATIONS: Everyone has a destiny to be fulfilled, whatever that may be. Nuh likkle .380 mi nah guh buss TRANSLATION: If you put your hand in the devils mouth, take it out.
MEANINGS AND EXPLANATIONS: Take precautions to preserve and care for what you have so others won’t take it from you.