Calm down
To calm down over a situation
Patois: Tel di mon fi cree cah weh eem ah guh, wholeap ah di bwoy dem deh luv rapshun
English: Tell the man to calm down because where he is going, all the boys there love commotion
All fruits ripe , Babylon , Backside , Bad like yaz ,
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Patois: Wen wi a play game sometime wi shout out cree
English: When we are playing games sometimes we shout pause
All fruits ripe , Babylon , Backside , Bad like yaz ,
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