Bothers them
Slang expression used to state that something has upset/bothered someone. The literal translation is “Burn them”.
Patois: It a bun dem true mi get a promotion
English: It bothers them that I got a promotion
All fruits ripe , Babylon , Bad like yaz , Bashy ,
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