idiom [verb]

Epua motoni

Maana (Definition)

Literally 'remove pot from fire'; meaning to save an individual or situation from severe peril.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

rescue from imminent crisis

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

epua motoni

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

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Msaada wake ulimuepua motoni mfanyakazi huyo."

Translation: His intervention rescued that worker from an imminent crisis.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Okoa Epua saidia