idiom [verb]

Enda mrama

Maana (Definition)

Originally referring to a vessel listing out of control; figuratively failing or collapsing.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

steer off course / collapse financially or morally

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

enda mrama

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Coastal Swahili Maritime Idiom

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Biashara yake ilienda mrama baada ya ugonjwa."

Translation: His business collapsed after his illness.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Potea kwama