EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
having a bad reputation...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ba-SA ang pa-PEL/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa isang tao na may masamang reputasyon o sira na ang pangalan sa paningin ng iba.
EN: having a bad reputation
Literally "wet paper." It means your reputation is ruined. Imagine writing your achievements on a piece of paper, and then someone spills coffee all over it. The ink bleeds, the paper tears—it's ruined and unreadable. That's what it means to be 'basa ang papel'. Your credibility is shot. Parang na-cancel ka na sa social media of life.
Isang idyomatikong ekspresyon. Ang metapora ay isang papel na nabasa, na sumisira sa nakasulat dito, na sumisimbolo sa isang sirang reputasyon.
ROOT MEANING: to read
Ito ay isang nakapirming ekspresyon. Ang pang-uring `basa` dito ay nangangahulugang "wet," hindi "read."
🇵🇭 Simula nang mahuli siyang nagsisinungaling, basa na ang papel niya sa aming lahat.
🇺🇸 Ever since he was caught lying, he's had a bad reputation with all of us.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.