"yu kan kibri yu granmama, ma yu no kan kibri en kosokoso" meaning in Sranan Tongo

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Proverb

Etymology: Literally, "you can hide your grandmother, but you can't hide her coughing". Head templates: {{head|srn|proverb}} yu kan kibri yu granmama, ma yu no kan kibri en kosokoso
  1. a lie has no legs (you can't get away with a lie; the truth will always come out)
    Sense id: en-yu_kan_kibri_yu_granmama,_ma_yu_no_kan_kibri_en_kosokoso-srn-proverb-AyzllZVW Categories (other): Sranan Tongo entries with incorrect language header, Sranan Tongo proverbs

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  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"you can hide your grandmother, but you can't hide her coughing\".",
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        "a lie has no legs (you can't get away with a lie; the truth will always come out)"
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