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almshouse

A tragedy or unfortunate set of circumstances

an

Than; Introducing another element for comparison or reference.

Fus laaf anno laaf

He who laughs last, laughs best

Kine word neva bruk jawbone

You'll never get beat up for saying something nice or polite

Cockroach nu go da fowl dance

Don't go where you don't belong.

One plate a dinner nu fatten maaga dog

One piece of good luck doesn't do much to change a bad state of affairs

Dawg whe eat egg neva stop

Bad habits are hard to break

When bone nu provide, dog nu de

One is not welcome where one is not invited

allibutton

One who does the perceived difficult or boring part of a game or sport (eg. swinging a jump rope), but never gets a turn at the fun or entertaining pa

all two

Both

Good soup neva meet good fufu

Good things rarely happen at the same time

all a wunna

Everyone - second person plural

all de talk

In any case

Wen da tree ben yu cyaa straighten it

Train children properly before it's too late

A lia is fugetful

A dishonest person can't remember to keep his story straight.

Ebery pat gat a kibber

There's someone for everyone.

Yuh borrow money, i mek enemy

Debt always comes between friends and family

ajee

Paternal grandmother; i.e father's mother.

aks

To ask

If yu nu check di watah, nu tek off yu shoe

Look before you leap