idiom [verb]

Enea mifupa

Maana (Definition)

To affect a person profoundly, emotionally or spiritually.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

penetrate deep to the bone / touch deeply

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

enea mifupa

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Metaphorical Idiom

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Maneno ya mzee yale yalienea mifupa na kubadili maisha ya kijana."

Translation: Those words from the elder touched him deeply to the bone and changed the youth's life.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Vutia machoni ingia moyoni