See subay sa subok on Wiktionary
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"text": "Di subayon ang subok sa suliran.",
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"english": "They call them that because they are simply following the grain of their circumstances, being that they are poor.",
"text": "Ang tawag ana nila nisubay lang sa subok kay mga kabos man..",
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"text": "Grabe kapuya ning di ta ka subay sa subok.",
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"english": "following the right road",
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"word": "nagsubay sa saktong dalan"
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"english": "following the flow",
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"word": "sunod sa dagan"
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"english": "They don't trace the core/root of the problem.",
"text": "Di subayon ang subok sa suliran.",
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"english": "They call them that because they are simply following the grain of their circumstances, being that they are poor.",
"text": "Ang tawag ana nila nisubay lang sa subok kay mga kabos man..",
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"To act according to the predictable outcome of one's character, history, or circumstances (determinism)."
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"(idiomatic) To act according to the predictable outcome of one's character, history, or circumstances (determinism)."
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"english": "It is incredibly tiring when we cannot stay in sync with the flow.",
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"ipa": "/ˈsubaɪ sa ˈsubok/"
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"translation": "following the right road",
"word": "nagsubay sa saktong dalan"
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"word": "sunod sa dagan"
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"word": "subay sa subok"
}
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