Idiomatic expressions
in
Cebuano
Hubaga ni Inday – (slang) a sexy woman
Kabayoon og Nawong –
it has the same meaning with what
Vice-Ganda is kept on saying on
television– an elongated face
Guwapa kon magtalikod –
means not beautiful;
especially used to describe a woman
who is too pretty to look at from behind
Kandingon -
refers to person who doesnt
like taking a bath; coined after a goat
(kanding)
Ang gaba dili magsaba! -
curse, karma comes anytime
Ang kalimot way gahom –
everyone may forget
Babayeng mugbog lupad –
refers to prostituted women
Bisan ang ulan may paglurang -
everything has an end.
Kapugngan pa ang BAHA, dili ang BIGA!!! -
unstoppable.
Kusog pas kilat -
referring to a person who is
quick to act on something
Ex. Dalia ra nakahuman og kaon ni Juan.
Kusog pa man sa kilat.
Laa og baba -
referring to a person who is
perceived as having the tendency
of saying things that will actually
happen after a short while.
Ex. Kalaa sab nimo og baba.
Imo man natag-anan.
Murag uhong nga nanubo –
sprouting like mushrooms
Naa pa sa itlog sa papa -
yet to be conceived. Itlog
is referring to the egg of the male
Ex. Kadugay na ato nahitabo.
Naa pa man ko sa itlog sa akong papa
ato.
Ngitngit pa sa alkitran –
too black; not clear
Ex. Ngitngit pas alkitran nga mahitabo
na.
Panahon pa ni Mampor –
referring to the time of the
ancestors
Ex.Karaan na man na. Panahon pa na ni
Mampor.
Paspas pa sa manatad –
to run fast especially to escape
arrest from authorities.
Ex. Paspas pa sa manatad nga nanibat
ang mga sugarol atol sa ronda
sa tigbakayan
Pilay paad sa pungkol –
everyone has his luck
Unaha una og silhig ang imong
tugkaran, una ka manlimpyo
sa uban! -
get rid first of the bad things around
you before telling others to clean
their mess also.