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Shona Definition
Hazvibatsiri kuti munhu azvipedzere nguva achiedza kuita chinhu chaanoona kuti haachikwanisi. Zvakare kungava kutadza kufunga kana munhu achida kurwa nomunhu waanoziva kuti anomukurira.
English Translation
The ant-bear spends its strength for nothing, digging out a home it will never live in. Pouring effort into what you plainly cannot manage is wasted labour.
Cultural Context
“Applied to someone attempting the impossible, such as picking a fight with a person clearly stronger or older than himself.”
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