idiom [noun]

Dobi ya akili

Maana (Definition)

Literally 'laundry of the mind', referring to reforming one's perspective and abandoning toxic beliefs.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

mental re-education / unlearning bad habits

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

dobi ya akili

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Figurative Expression

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Elimu ya vijana ni dobi ya akili dhidi ya uhalifu."

Translation: Youth education is a mental re-education against crime.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Utakaso wa Bahari Wimbi la mabadiliko