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Definitions of "Stranger nuh know where di deep water in di pass" (Jamaican Proverb)



1. Stranger nuh know where di deep water in di pass


English Translation

A stranger does not know where the deep is


Definition

A caution against undertaking to do something you don’t fully understand


Related Words

One, one coco full basket , Mi cum yah fi drink milk, mi no cum yah fi count cow , Every hoe ha them stick a bush , Wah sweet nanny goat ago run him belly ,




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