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idiom [phrase]

Zungukwa na kuta

Maana (Definition)

Feeling isolated, restricted, or trapped without options

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

hemmed in by walls / trapped

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

zungukwa kuta

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

"Alijihisi kuzungukwa na kuta baada ya kufungwa jela"

Translation: He felt hemmed in by walls after being imprisoned

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
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