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idiom [verb]

Tokwa na jasho la damu

Maana (Definition)

To work extremely hard through immense suffering

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

toil intensely / work relentlessly

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

hustle sana

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

"Alitokwa na jasho la damu kulipa karo"

Translation: He sweated blood to pay school fees

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
taabika
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