Kacang lupakan kulit
Meaning: To forget your roots and origins.
Language: Malay
Literally: The bean forgets its skin
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: The bean that forgets the pod it grew in pictures ingratitude toward one's own humble beginnings.
More idioms — Food & Drink
- Chovya chovya humaliza buyu la asali — Small indulgences add up to a big loss.
- Mgaagaa na upwa hali wali mkavu — Effort and initiative are always rewarded.
- Être soupe au lait — To be quick-tempered and flare up easily.
- Avoir la pêche — To be full of energy and on top form.
- Faire chou blanc — To draw a complete blank; to fail.
- Ramener sa fraise — To butt in or show off uninvited.
More Malay idioms
- Harapkan pagar, pagar makan padi — Betrayed by the very one you trusted to protect you.
- Bagai pinang dibelah dua — Two people perfectly alike or well matched.
- Bagai aur dengan tebing — A mutually supportive relationship.
- Ada udang di sebalik batu — There is a hidden motive.
- Melepaskan batuk di tangga — To do a job half-heartedly and leave it unfinished.
From our tongue twisters
- Un beau ver vert dans un verre vert verra un ver vert. — Ver (worm), vert (green), and verre (glass) are near-homophones — distinguishing them at…
- Didon dîna, dit-on, du dos d'un dodu dindon dont le dodu dos dodine. — A 'd' / 'din' / 'dod' avalanche that seems designed to jam the tongue in third gear.
- Zehn zahme Ziegen ziehen zehn Zentner Zucker zum Zoo. — A sustained 'z' / 'ts' drill — every word starts with the same affricate.