"makan garam" meaning in Malay

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Verb

Etymology: Literally, "to eat salt". Head templates: {{ms-verb}} makan garam
  1. (idiomatic) to have lived long and are thus highly experienced, to be seasoned. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: asam garam

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          "english": "Listen to your elders because they have lived long and experienced much.",
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        "(idiomatic) to have lived long and are thus highly experienced, to be seasoned."
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    }
  ],
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        "Malay verbs",
        "Malay verbs without transitivity"
      ],
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          "english": "Listen to your elders because they have lived long and experienced much.",
          "text": "Dengarlah nasihat orang tua kerana mereka telah lama makan garam.",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        "(idiomatic) to have lived long and are thus highly experienced, to be seasoned."
      ],
      "tags": [
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