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“When hog 'ave money 'im buy cheese.”
When the hog has money, it buys cheese.
What does “When hog 'ave money 'im buy cheese” mean?
People who don't know how to value their resources waste them.
English translation
When the hog has money, it buys cheese.
Understanding the expression
The hog spends on something useless to it rather than what it needs.
When to use it: an illustrative example
"Him get di bonus an buy three pair a sneakers." — "When hog ave money im buy cheese."
Partner proverb
Every proverb has its partner
“When hog 'ave money 'im buy cheese.”
“Dog seh if 'im 'ave money 'im woulda buy 'im owna flea.”
The dog says if it had money it would buy its own fleas.
Shared wisdom: When people don't know how to value their resources, they squander them.
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Traditional Jamaican proverb