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Shona Definition
Kana munhu akange achirwiswa, akaira apota, kunyange seri kwechembere isisagoni kumudzivirira, kana kuhwanda zvake parutivi rwemucheche anofanira kuregererwa nokuti ahwanda.
English Translation
Someone who slips round an ant-heap has taken cover. A man under attack who puts anything between himself and his attacker — even an old woman who could not protect him, or a small child at his side — has sought refuge and should be let alone.
Cultural Context
“Invoked to call off an attacker once the person being set upon has taken shelter, however token that shelter is.”
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This is a variant of
Apota nechuru / avandaWhoever has slipped round behind an ant-heap is out of sight.