kom
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, pro.you (nonemphatic, plural).
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Examples:
> Your friend speaks with a forked tongue.
> You look really happy or elated.
> They are intimate with or close to each other.
> We sort of became a little bit worried.
> You take a shower really fast.
Proverbs:
> Like an old woman who is cautious about coughing and breaking wind.
Among elderly women, it seems, coughing sometimes produces the unwanted effect of breaking wind. The idiom may be applied to any action that might produce an undesirable side effect, such as a hasty decision at a political meeting. As a caution, it suggests the need for leaders to consider all the consequences.
> Like the blind man of Ngetmel, twisting twine into the fire.
The image is that of a blind elder, warming his frail body beside the fire while twisting strands of fiber into twine against his thigh. Only as he pulls the finished twine away, he pushes it into the flames. The saying may be applied to any utterly pointless activity or dissipation of wealth.
> Like a person somewhere taking a bath, but I'm cold.
Applies to any embarrassing act, such as boasting or gossiping, on the part of a friend.
> You're like a fish bait which can be eaten or pecked from the top and bottom.
You don't know what to do because chores keep coming in from left and right.
> You're like the Ngcheangel banana (meduch a ngerel).
You're all talk and no action).
More Examples:
> My mother in law is a bit under the weather.
> Where did you go last night?
> Do as you say, so everyone can see you are smart as you talk.
> Why are you going swimming when the weather is very bad?
> As soon as I went they said let's go.

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