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Definitions of "If yuh cyaah ketch Quaco, yuh ketch him shut" (Jamaican Proverb)


1. If yuh cyaah ketch Quaco, yuh ketch him shut


English Translation

If you can’t catch Quaco, you will catch his shirt


Definition

If the person that is wanted escapes, then vengeance may be taken upon his relatives or friends



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