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Shona Definition
Chinhu chimwe nechimwe chinoda kuitwa nomutsetse wacho. Kuwanzoda kuwana chinhu nenzira pfupi kazhinji unochishaya.
English Translation
Anything worth doing has to be done by its proper steps; someone who is always looking for a short cut usually ends up with nothing.
Cultural Context
“Applied when someone skips proper procedure, as when a court case is lost simply because the man did not go through the correct channels.”
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