EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to switch sides; to change allegiance...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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FIL: Isang idyoma na nangangahulugang paglipat sa kabilang panig, karaniwan sa pulitika o kompetisyon; pagbalimbing.
EN: to switch sides; to change allegiance
This is the ultimate 'balimbing' move. When a politician suddenly joins the rival party after the elections, *nilangoy niya ang kabila*. It's like switching teams in the middle of a game. In office politics, it's that colleague who suddenly becomes best friends with the new boss and forgets all about you. Shady.
An idiom derived from the literal act of swimming across a river or body of water to reach the other side.
ROOT MEANING: swimming; a swim
A very common political idiom in the Philippines, synonymous with 'tumawid sa bakod' (to cross the fence).
🇵🇭 Matapos ang eleksyon, maraming pulitiko ang inaasahang languyin ang kabila at umanib sa partido ng administrasyon.
🇺🇸 After the election, many politicians are expected to switch sides and join the administration party.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.