idiom [noun]

Mshoni wa matambara

Maana (Definition)

An idiom depicting a resourceful person who survives by patching together small odd jobs.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

rag tailor / makeshift improviser making ends meet

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

hustler wa patch / msee wa ku-hustle

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

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Kijana huyo ni mshoni wa matambara anayefanya kila kibarua halali."

Translation: That youth is a makeshift improviser doing every honest odd job.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

hustler mtafutaji msaidizi