idiom [noun]

Kaa la moto

Maana (Definition)

A hazardous, volatile situation that can harm anyone who comes near or gets involved.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

hot coal / dangerous and precarious situation

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

situ ya hatari

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

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Kujiingiza kwenye mzozo ule ilikuwa kama kukalia kaa la moto."

Translation: Getting involved in that conflict was like sitting on a hot coal.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

hatari kubwa