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“Noh buy puss inna bag.”
Do not purchase a pussycat in a bag.
What does “Noh buy puss inna bag” mean?
Examine carefully whatever you purchase or accept from someone else.
English translation
Do not purchase a pussycat in a bag.
Literal translation
Do not purchase a pussycat in a bag.
Understanding the expression
Examine carefully whatever you purchase or accept from someone else. In matters of the head and heart, do not be quick to accept a person as the “genuine article”, without a thorough investigation.
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Traditional Jamaican proverb