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Shona Definition
Munhu anenge akatanga pane imwe nzvimbo sokuti pabasa anozvitora sandiye muzivi nomugoni wezvose. Kazhinji manyawi akadai anozomuputsira pasi.
English Translation
Someone who has been in a place or a job the longest often comes to think of himself as the one who knows and can do everything. That kind of swagger tends to be what eventually brings him down.
Cultural Context
“Said of an old hand at a place or occupation whose overconfidence is heading for a fall.”
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