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Shona Definition
Kana kuine chinhu chaunodisa chiri kure newe mwoyo wako unopisa zvokuti unozoona nzvimbo yachiri seiri pedyo.
English Translation
When someone badly wants something, they will go to any length and put up with any inconvenience to obtain it. A child who readily takes on an errand usually has an errand of his own in mind.
Cultural Context
“Applied to a suitor pursuing the one he loves, and equally to a man who keeps searching until he lands a job.”
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