Tsumo

Zvatosvorana / gonzo nachin'ai

Shona Definition

Hazviwanzi kuita kuti vanhu vanenge vachiwirirana vatukane. Kana shamwari neshamwari vakatukana ndokurwa, vanhu vanoshamisika nazvo.

It is unusual for people who normally get on well to start insulting one another, so when friends fall to quarrelling it startles onlookers.

“Said with a note of dismayed surprise, for instance about a married couple whose relationship has gone badly wrong.”

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This is a variant of

The rat and the soot have got on each other's nerves.