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Shona Definition
Kana munhu akarasikirwa nechinhu chaanodisisa anodzoka ongochitsvaga pose pose nyangwe paya paanoziva kuti haangachiwane.
English Translation
One who has lost something dear to him searches for it frantically everywhere, even in places where he knows perfectly well it cannot be — like hunting for a bow in a pool.
Cultural Context
“Applied to the desperate, undiscriminating searching of someone who has lost something they badly need.”
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