Weka idioms/nahau mbalimbali unazozifahamu katika uzi huu

[Mwanaukweli]

as wise as Solomon: a very wise person

when two Sundays come together: never

 

[Mwanaukweli]

Pardon my French: used as an apology for vulgar or obscene language (ashakum si matusi)

 

[Mwanaukweli]

Peeping Tom: a voyeur; a person who secretly watches other people undressing.

Mr. Nice Guy: a very decent, friendly man (inatumiwa na ladies zaidi)

Mister Right (or Miss Right): the person one would like to marry; a perfect match

 

[Wambugani]

Kiingereza kimenitupa mkono mkuu

Kiherehere kama cha kwanza!

 

[mtemiwaWandamba]

Kiherehere kama cha kwanza!

Ahsante mkuu , Naepusha msongamano.

 

[Mwanaukweli]

be a cut above: be superior to
e.g. Jumanne's detective stories are a cut above the rest

 

[patience96]

Kick the bucket = die.

 

[issah omary]

1give up the ghost
2.stick in the mud
3.in cold blood
4.cold shoulder

 

[Wambugani]

Pull up your stockings = continue to struggle

 

[Jimjuls]

Bootlicker-mnafiki

 

[Sijali]

rain cuts and dogs- heavy rainfall
chew the fat- chat with a friend; an informal talk with a close friend

It rains CATS-not cuts- and dogs.

 

[Sijali]

An idiom I have heard recently is to be/get anal.
He is very ANAL about money= difficult to part with money, miser.
He gets anal when his girlfriend is around.

 

[klf]

Rafiki - afadhali ankika:
All hell broke loose (the occurrence .....)
hit the nail on the head (umepata!!!)
seek your fortune (struggling to succeed is worth even fleeing ................)
I like them a lot (si vizuri bila muktadha maalum kusema: I prefer them a lot)

 

[klf]

•Bring The House Down--To cause excitement to the people.
•Turn up The corner-Faulu
•Sit on the fence-Dillema

1.Sahihisho: to turn the corner
2.Dilemma

 

[Nkwama welding]

Kuna zingine ni old english ukiziongea hata kwa mwingereza wa Sasa hata zielewa zilitumika zamani minor.

 

[Hussein J Mahenga]

Natamani ziendelee,nimejifunza nyingi,nashukuruni.

Prouding the sun-wasting time for smthing whch is not important

tuendelee

 

[Hussein J Mahenga]

1give up the ghost
2.stick in the mud
3.in cold blood
4.cold shoulder

Tupe maana mkuu

 

[Kamsweetie]

kwa kiswahili haimo??

Kumbe ninayo na mie moja.

What's your name?- Jina lako nani?

Kongosho you made my day - nilikua bado sijacheka mpaka saa hii! By the way hii nayo ni idom eti? maana yake umenifurahisha:cheer2::cheer2:

 

[Kamsweetie]

Cut your coat according to your size/ cloth = live along your means (ishi kwa uwezo wako)

 

[Kongosho]

Ukiona fasheni za wengine huzielewi, jitengenee fasheni yako

Hii fasheni ya idioms zao mie siielewi, nimejitengenezea yangu rahisiii

Kongosho you made my day - nilikua bado sijacheka mpaka saa hii! By the way hii nayo ni idom eti? maana yake umenifurahisha:cheer2::cheer2: