Definitions of "Yuh ketch cow by im awn but man by im wud" (Jamaican Proverb)
- 1. Yuh ketch cow by im awn but man by im wud
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English TranslationYou catch a cow by his horn but man by his word
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DefinitionWatch your words, for they might come back to haunt you
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Related WordsOne, one coco full basket , Mi cum yah fi drink milk, mi nuh cum yah fi count cow , Every hoe ha them stick a bush , Wah sweet nanny goat ago run him belly ,
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