D
Dead man can't run from ‘e coffin.
- It is impossible to run from your responsibilities.
De tongue dat does buy yuh does sell yuh.
- The same person who talks nicely to you, will betray you later.
De sea ain't got nuh back door.
- The sea is not that safe a place; take every precaution necessary.
Don't tek a six for a nine.
- Do not misunderstand a person's real intentions.
Don't rush de brush and throw away de paint.
- Do not allow haste to create problems for you.
De berry don' drop too far from de tree.
- Children inherit traits and attitudes from their parents.
De dog dat bring a bone will kaah one.
- The very person who gossips with you about other persons may also gossip with them about you.
De higher de monkey climb, de more 'e show 'e tail.
- The more you show off, the more your faults are brought to the open.
De las' calf kill de cow.
- Attempting to repeat the same action too often may result in disaster.
Donkey got long ear, but 'e don' like to hear 'e own story
- People do not like to hear or accept their own faults.
Don' wait till de horse get out de stable to shut de door
- Don't wait until the situation gets out of control then to take corrective action.
De devil does find work fuh idle hands to do.
- People with nothing to do, get themselves into mischief
De more yuh peep, de less yuh sih.
- Spying on others is a waste of time, as they will soon devise ways to out maneuver the spy.
Dirty water does cool hot iron.
- Once aroused, almost any woman, whether good or bad, can quench a man's lust.
Don't heng yuh hat wih yuh hand can' reach
- Don't strive for positions that are beyond your reach.
Don' ship all yuh sugar in one vessel
- Do not risk all your resources in a single venture
Don' leh nuhbody rub shit in yuh mout and tell yuh it is pudding .
- Don't let anyone do or say anything harmful or insulting, under the guise that they are being nice.
De same mout dat court yuh, don' marry yuh.
- He who encourages you to do certain things is, never around when you desperately need their help.
De tongue dat buy yuh does sell yuh .
- The one who flatters you now, may deceive you later
Don' court Robin fuh 'e rags
- Don't encourage a friendship only for what you can get out of it.
De blacker de berry, de sweeter de juice.
- The darker the woman, the more sexually exciting she is.
De closer de bone, de sweeter de meat.
- Thinner women make better lovers.
E
Every fool got ‘e sense.
- No matter how dull and ignorant, everybody is knowledgeable in one area or the other.
Every man yuh see in a shirt and pants en' neider man.
- Do not expect all men to act responsibly.
Eat soldier food, tek soldier blows.
- If you share in the benefits you should be prepared to share in the problems.
Egg ain't got no right ay rock-stone dance.
- You should avoid situations which can be harmful to you.
Every bush is a man.
- Be careful how you talk about people because you never know who might be eavesdropping.
Ef yuh wuking wid paint you got tuh get daub (dirty).
- If you are working in a particular situation, at some point you will become affected.
Evah pig got a Saturday.
- Everyone will pay for his deeds at some point.
Evah skin-teet en' a laugh.
- Not all outward signs of friendliness should be taken as genuine.
F
Fus trick en' nuh trick.
- Having fool somebody once does not mean you can fool that person again.
Fisherman nevah say dat 'e fish stink.
- A person will never give a bad report about himself .
Force ripe fruit don' got nuh taste.
- This is used metaphorically to show disapproval of clever behaviour in children.
Force medicine good fuh mad horse
- Nothing, even if it is helpful, should be forced upon anyone.
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