Muhavarey are quotations in Punjabi. In school we had to remember a ton of them -the saying, its meaning and also make a sentence with it. It seemed like a chore at that time but over the years I have developed much more appreciation for the wit and aptness of these zingy one liners. Generally they are very short and tend to be sarcastic but can surely help get the point across .This post will be a dynamic one to which I will keep adding muhavreys and their meanings (as I understand them) that I remember or come across . Please let me know if my interpretation is wrong or if someone has any more to add to it.So, to start, here are a few:
1. Koi marrey , koi jeevey suthra ghol patasey peevey- used to describe a person who doesn't care much about what's happening around him/her and is lost in his/her own world.
2. Saadi billi, saanu meow- when someone you consider to be yours or under your control tries to outsmart you
3. Loha hi lohe nu katda hai- iron can be cut by iron only i.e a person can be defeated by someone with the same qualities/mettle
4. Sapp nu sapp larey taan veyo kihnu charey- similar to the above one but is mostly used in a negative sense mostly for 2 people who are equally bad/evil
5.Saddi na bulai, main larey di tai- used for someone who pokes their nose (uninvited) in other peoples' business
6.Kuchhar kuri, shehar dhindora- when someone is trying to find something that they are literally carrying around
7.Murr ghir khoti bohar thalley- back to square one
8. Thoda keha sir-mathey, parnala uthey da uthey- learnt this one recently, refers to someone who never says no/argues against any advice given to them but never follows up on it either and will do exactly they have been doing before.
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