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idiom [noun]

Jicho la samaki

Maana (Definition)

A cold, lifeless, or emotionless look from someone unmoved by events.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

expressionless blank stare

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

jicho la samaki

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Idiom
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Alimtazama kwa jicho la samaki bila kusema neno."

Translation: She looked at him with a blank stare without saying a word.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
mtazamo baridi
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