Nigeria Pidgin Proverbs & Their Meanings

NIGERIA PIDGIN PROVERBS *Craze no hard to form,na the trekking be wahala. English translation: Easier said than done. *No matter how hot your temper be,e no fit boil beans.  English translation: Calm down, your temper won’t solve the problem *Chicken wey run from Borno go Ibadan go still end up inside pot of soup. English translation: You can’t run away from your destiny *Today’s newspaper na tomorrow Suya wrap English translation: Keep calm! Nothing lasts forever *Cow wey dey in a hurry to go America go come back as corn beef English translation: Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don’t rush! *Akara and moin moin get the same parent,na wetin dem pass through make dem different English translation: How you start doesn’t matter, what matters is how you finish. *Leave matter for Mathias and Sabi for Sabinus English translation: Give everyone what they deserve. *The difference between kpekere and plantain chips na packaging English translation: Don’t judge based on appearance alone *Escort me, Escort me, na im slave trade take start English translation: Serious things sometimes start like a joke *The water wey dem use take make eba can never be recovered. English translation: Don’t cry over spilled milk.   *bring suya bring suya na cow dey suffer am translation- the good tin u are enjoying is a result of someone's hard work *nor be power dem take dey stand d1ck translation- u don't always need physical strength to get things done *lion say if na big belle dem dey look, he for nor be King for the same bush wen elephant dey translation- the strength of a man is not been measured by his size *okro say he know say na u buy am, but if u nor chop am with respect he go spoil or shirt translation- don't treat a lesser fellow with disdain, he might be angry & disgrace u