Tsumo

Angove mageza-mukanwa / nhiriri kurarira mbeva

Shona Definition

This is no more than a rinsing of the mouth: a single mouse is nothing like a meal for a wild cat.

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It amounts to no more than rinsing out the mouth: one small locust will never make a meal for a hyena.