akanlo ede yoruba

ní ẹyẹọ̀sọka

swiftly, quickly

fi orí okò sọ ọ̀dúnrún

go straight to the point

ènìyàn jẹ iyán kan igbá

to meet

pa ẹ̀kẹ́ lu

to discuss

ó fi orí jọ eja, ó fi ìrù jọ akan

the head is similar to a fish, the tail is similar to a crab. fish means unsuccessful, tail means successful; unsure of the outcome

k’áwó bọtan

to be lazy

gbé ìgunnu

to be unwise

gun eṣin abónímú

climb a horse with a bruised nose- put yourself in danger, overstep your boundary.

bóde pàdé

to meet the occasion

júba èhoro

to pay homage to the rabbit, to rub away

fi àdàgbá rọ̀

to conclude, to finish something

fí ẹnu kọ

to say what you are not meant to say

fimúfínlẹ̀

to find out the root of something

láníountán kan ò ní ìwo esin

no one has everything in this world because there is no horse with horn in this world. kò sé yan tó pe tán.

ènìyàn fidí fọ igbà yangan

to complicate matters, ko dà ọ̀rọ̀ tí o ti n ní ojú ìtú télè rú pátápátá

ọwọ́ pálábá èyàn sègi

to be caught

gbé pẹ́rẹ́igi ka iná

to start a fight

ọ̀fọ́ọ̀n tọ̀ sí gbẹ́gírí

a rat/thief pees in gbegiri meaning something has gotten bad

pa ènìyàn ní ẹsẹ̀dà

to escort someone halfway