Makati ang paa
Meaning: Restless and always wanting to go out.
Language: Filipino
Literally: Itchy feet
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: Feet that 'itch' to be moving picture an incurable urge to wander and roam.
Equivalents in other languages
- French: avoir les pieds qui démangent — literally: to have itchy feet
More idioms — Body & Senses
- Kidole kimoja hakivunji chawa — You cannot do everything alone.
- Tynnu blewyn o drwyn — To provoke or tease someone.
- E ka gjuhën të gjatë — He gossips and speaks too freely.
- Essere in gamba — To be sharp, capable and on the ball.
- Fare orecchie da mercante — To turn a deaf ear deliberately.
- Chorar de barriga cheia — To complain when you have nothing to complain about.
More Filipino idioms
- Nagbibilang ng poste — Jobless and idle, with nothing to do.
- Itaga mo sa bato — You can count on it absolutely.
- Namumuti ang mata — To wait in vain for a very long time.
- Hulog ng langit — A godsend; a great blessing.
- Balat-sibuyas — Overly sensitive and easily hurt.
From our proverbs
- Men dream in courtship but in wedlock wake. — Romantic idealization fades when fantasy must survive the daily realities of married life.
- Call me cousin; but cozen me not. — Familiarity and kinship don't justify deception; treat relatives honestly despite closene…
- Stretch your legs according to your coverlet. — Live within your means; don't spend beyond what you can afford or possess.