Lao-English: phrases and idioms
Idioms
- ກິນເຂົ້າກັບເກືອto be very close, like family
- ຕັດຫູຕັດຕາto sever ties completely
- ປູກຫວານໄດ້ຫວານ ປູກຂົມໄດ້ຂົມyou reap what you sow
- ໜີເສືອພົບຈະເຂັ້ງout of the frying pan into the fire
- ນ້ຳຂຶ້ນໃຫ້ຮີບຕັກmake hay while the sun shines
- ປາກວ່າດີ ມືວ່າຊ້າall talk and no action
- ຄົນດຽວຫາຍໃຈ ສອງຄົນຫາຍໃຈtwo heads are better than one
- ຟັງຫຼາຍຊອກຫຼາຍto be all ears, to listen carefully