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Water pass garri

[wa-ter-pass-ga-rri]

phrase phrases

LanguageWest African Pidgin (Nigeria)

Meaning
  1. The situation has become unmanageable or out of hand
  2. Speakers use this to describe a situation that has grown past the point of simple control or resolution.
Examples

The matter don big pass us, water pass garri.

If debt reach this level, water pass garri.

If debt reaches this level, the situation is out of control.

Pronunciationwa-ter-pass-ga-rri

Registerinformal

Usage noteIt is used when a problem has escalated and requires more than normal effort to fix.

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