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Shona Definition
Munhu anotsvaga vanomubatsira pabasa asi kana pava pakudya haavadani. Zvinoitika kuti vanhu vatangise kuita chimwe chinhu vari pamwe chete asi vachizopedzisira vaparadzana.
English Translation
A person gathers others around him while he needs their labour, but keeps the rewards to himself when the time comes to share; people may start something together and still end up going their separate ways.
Cultural Context
“Disappointed helpers quote it when someone they assisted, for instance with the harvest, brews beer and then drinks it alone or with visitors instead of with them.”
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This is a variant of
Ibangano muchateya / kuzondoona kwava kwomumwe cheteSetting the trap takes everyone working together, but going back to inspect it is left to a single person.