EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to riddle with holes; to perforate...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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FIL: Ang kilos ng paglalagay ng maraming butas sa isang bagay.
EN: to riddle with holes; to perforate
Ito 'yung ginagawa ng kalaban sa bida sa action movie—pina-uulanan ng bala. Or 'yung hitsura ng lumang coupon bond na ginamit mo for hole-puncher practice. Figuratively, ito 'yung pag-critique sa'yo ng panel sa thesis defense mo, they pagbutas-butasin your arguments.
ROOT MEANING: hole
The repetition 'butas-butas' emphasizes the multiplicity of holes. It's an imperative or infinitive form.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong pagbutas-butasin ang papel kung isang butas lang ang kailangan.
🇺🇸 Don't riddle the paper with holes if only one hole is needed.
🇵🇭 Binalaan ng heneral ang kanyang mga sundalo na baka pagbutas-butasin sila ng kaaway.
🇺🇸 The general warned his soldiers that the enemy might riddle them with holes.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.