The Caribbean Dictionary
The Caribbean Dictionary
Very close is not home yet. A miss by an inch is the same as a miss by a mile.
There's no smoke without fire. Rumours always have a grain of truth.
The goat's business is not the sheep's business. Focus on your own affairs instead of the affairs of others.
In times of famine and hardships potatoes have no skin.
"A monkey never thinks her baby's ugly." People never see their own faults
Salt doesn't brag that it is salty.
What happens to the turkey can happen to the rooster too.
A leaky house can fool the sun, but it can't fool the rain.
Many hands lighten the load.
"Hate the dog, but admit its teeth are white". Give the devil his due; even those you dislike may have good qualities.
A beautiful funeral is no guarantee of entry into heaven.
"After the dance, the drums are heavy". It's not all fun and good times when the party ends. Sometimes there's hard work.
Every day is not Sunday. You can't rest all the time, sometimes you have to work.