Who de cap fit, leh he draw de string.

- The person who knows he is guilty about something will react accordingly.

When a bird fly too fast he does fly pas' ‘e nest.

- It is never wise to be overly ambitious.

Wuhever pun de ground is fuh de cat and de dog.

- Finders keepers.

Whoever got clothes hand out does look for rain.

- When people get defensive, it usually means that they have something to hide.

  Water does run, but blood does clot.

- Relatives should take care of each other.

When yuh en' got horse, ride cow.

- Utilize whatever resources you have available.

When yuh keep company wid fowls and dey shit pon yuh table, it is hell to get out de stain.

- Associating with undesirable people can bring you trouble which could prove difficult to resolve.

White mout fowl does eat and den wipe 'e mout in de grass.

- Some people don't show gratitude.

Wait til yuh trough put an' bubble in it.

- This is a veritable insult meaning mind your own business.

Wha' yuh do in de dark does come out in de light.

- It is impossible to hide all of your actions.

  Whoever got clothes heng out does look fuh rain.

- Whenever people go on the defensive, it means they have something to defend.

  Wha' yuh eye en' sih, yuh stomach will tek.

- What you don't know won't hurt you.

When yuh pick corn pon more dan one row, yuh don' know wih yuh get yuh bag full up.

- If a woman has relations with several men, she will not be sure which one got her pregnant.

Wha' hurt turkey don' hurt duck.

- What may pose a problem for one person may not have that effect on another.

Wha' sweeten goat mout does bun 'e tail.

- A source of great pleasure may turn out to be a problem later on .

When a dog does suck egg, 'e does get blame fuh evah ting.

- Once a person has committed an offensive act, they are automatically blamed when that offence has been committed again.

Who help yuh buy a big guts mule don' help yuh feed it.

- The person who leads you into trouble is never around to help you get back out.

Wha' mout she, han' can' do.

- It is not always easy to back up your boast with the appropriate action.

When yuh see a man fishing in a dry pond, don't call ‘e a fool.

- Do not scoff at someone's actions if you do not know what he is doing.

 

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Yuh can' plant yam and reap eddoe.

- You are rewarded or punished for your actions.

Yuh can' stop yuh ear from hearing but yuh can stop yuh mout from talking.

- A warning against repeating what one has heard.

  Yuh got more tricks dan a monkey.

- You are very clever.

Yuh got plaster fuh evah sore.

- You have an answer for everything.

Yuh don' buy cow when yuh can get free milk.

- Why bother to get married when you are already enjoying the privileges of married life.

  Yuh got tuh christen yuh own child before yuh can len' out de christening clothes.

- You must solve your own problems before trying to solve someone else's.

  Yuh can' be in de church an' de chapel too.

- You can't be in more than one place at the same time, so you can't know everything.

- It usually implies that you should mind your own business.

Yuh can' want it in de glass and de bottle too.

- You can't have it both ways.

  Yuh can' put mangoose tuh watch chicken.

- Never trust people with things which will be a great temptation to them.

Yuh head ain't mek fuh hat alone.

- You should always used your common sense.

Yuh can't be in de church and de chapel too.

- You can't be in more than one place at a time.

| 30.04.2007 |