idiom [verb]

Pinda migongo

Maana (Definition)

To exert intense, strenuous physical effort in manual labor or farming.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

bend backs in hard labor / work indefatigably

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

pinda migongo / piga kibarua

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

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Wakulima walipinda migongo shambani msimu mzima wa mvua."

Translation: Farmers bent their backs in hard labor in the fields throughout the rainy season.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Bidii Kazi Shamba