idiom
[verb]
Lamba udongo
Maana (Definition)
To fall to the ground in defeat or suffer complete failure.
Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):
to bite the dust / suffer total defeat
Sheng / Standard Equivalent:
lamba mchanga
Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Idiom
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):
"Mpinzani wake alilamba udongo katika raundi ya kwanza."
Translation: His opponent bit the dust in the first round.
Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):