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Definitions of "When plantain waan dead, dem shoot" (Jamaican Proverb)


1. When plantain waan dead, dem shoot


English Translation

When a plantain tree is about to die, it will put out a shoot


Definition

When someone wants to get in trouble, they stir up a lot of problems


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