"dawg nyam dem suppa" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Proverb

IPA: /ˈdɑːɡ ˈɲam ˈdɛm ˈsʌpa/
Etymology: Literally, "The dog will eat their dinner." Head templates: {{head|jam|proverb}} dawg nyam dem suppa, {{jam-proverb}} dawg nyam dem suppa
  1. They are going to be up the creek without a paddle ; they are going to be in a world of trouble ; they are going to be in trouble. Related terms: dawg nyam mi suppa, dawg nyam yuh suppa, dawg nyam im suppa, dawg nyam har suppa, dawg nyam wi suppa, dawg nyam unnu suppa

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  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"The dog will eat their dinner.\"",
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      "expansion": "dawg nyam dem suppa",
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      "expansion": "dawg nyam dem suppa",
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        {
          "english": "These youth are too greedy. When they sell their votes and you win, they're going to be up the creek without a paddle.",
          "text": "De yute dem too licky licky caz when dem sell dem vote, when unnu win dawg nyam dem suppa.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "They are going to be up the creek without a paddle ; they are going to be in a world of trouble ; they are going to be in trouble."
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          "up the creek without a paddle",
          "up the creek without a paddle"
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        [
          "in a world of trouble",
          "in a world of trouble"
        ],
        [
          "in trouble",
          "in trouble"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "dawg nyam mi suppa"
        },
        {
          "word": "dawg nyam yuh suppa"
        },
        {
          "word": "dawg nyam im suppa"
        },
        {
          "word": "dawg nyam har suppa"
        },
        {
          "word": "dawg nyam wi suppa"
        },
        {
          "word": "dawg nyam unnu suppa"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɑːɡ ˈɲam ˈdɛm ˈsʌpa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dawg nyam dem suppa"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"The dog will eat their dinner.\"",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jam",
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      },
      "expansion": "dawg nyam dem suppa",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "dawg nyam dem suppa",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "dawg nyam mi suppa"
    },
    {
      "word": "dawg nyam yuh suppa"
    },
    {
      "word": "dawg nyam im suppa"
    },
    {
      "word": "dawg nyam har suppa"
    },
    {
      "word": "dawg nyam wi suppa"
    },
    {
      "word": "dawg nyam unnu suppa"
    }
  ],
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        "Jamaican Creole idioms",
        "Jamaican Creole lemmas",
        "Jamaican Creole multiword terms",
        "Jamaican Creole proverbs",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "These youth are too greedy. When they sell their votes and you win, they're going to be up the creek without a paddle.",
          "text": "De yute dem too licky licky caz when dem sell dem vote, when unnu win dawg nyam dem suppa.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "They are going to be up the creek without a paddle ; they are going to be in a world of trouble ; they are going to be in trouble."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "up the creek without a paddle",
          "up the creek without a paddle"
        ],
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          "in a world of trouble",
          "in a world of trouble"
        ],
        [
          "in trouble",
          "in trouble"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɑːɡ ˈɲam ˈdɛm ˈsʌpa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dawg nyam dem suppa"
}

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