Common Idioms

Faaupuga Masani

O faaupuga o ni fuaitau e ese lo latou uiga nai lo upu taitasi e tuufaatasia. Sei o tatou vaai i le fuaitau “piece of cake.” Afai ou te fai atu, “I want a piece of cake,” o le uiga ou te manao i se measuamalie. Ae afai ou te fai atu, “Learning English with EnglishConnect is a piece of cake,” o le uiga o le a’oa’oina o le Igilisi ma le EnglishConnect e faigofie. O le faaupuga “piece of cake” o lona uiga “e faigofie.”

O le faaaogaina o faaupuga o se auala faasamasamanoa lea e te tautala ai e pei lava o se tagatanuu. O faaupuga e fatuina ai ni ata i o tatou mafaufau ma tuuina mai ai ia i tatou ni lagona patino. I le Igilisi, pe a tutusa tulaga o tagata uma, matou te fai atu, “We’re all in the same boat.” O lenei mea e fatuina ai se ata o tagata o loo galulue faatasi i se vaa e o i se mea. O le faapea atu, “We’re all in the same boat” e fatuina ai se lagona o le nuu ma le malamalama.

O le iloaina ma le faaaogaina o faaupuga masani e ese le mālie! O loo i lalo se lisi o faaupuga masani i le Igilisi.

Auala e a’oa’o ai faaupuga masani:

Vaai i faaupuga masani. Suesue i le faauigaga ma le faataitaiga.
Se’i manatu i faaupuga faapena i lau gagana.
Mafaufau i ni auala e faaaoga ai le faaupuga masani.
Tusi fuaiupu i le faaupuga masani. Faaaoga i talanoaga.
Matau le faaupuga masani a o e faitau pe faalogologo i le Igilisi.

Faaupuga Masani	Faauigaga	Faataitaiga
Faaupuga Masani a piece of cake	Faauigaga faigofife	Faataitaiga That test was a piece of cake!
Faaupuga Masani a blessing in disguise	Faauigaga o se mea lelei e foliga mai e leaga i le taimi muamua	Faataitaiga She lost her job, but it was a blessing in disguise. She found a better job.
Faaupuga Masani all in the same boat	Faauigaga o loo tutusa tulaga o tagata uma	Faataitaiga Nobody can leave this room. We’re all in the same boat.
Faaupuga Masani barking up the wrong tree	Faauigaga taumafai e ausia se mea ae faia i se auala e sese	Faataitaiga If you think I’m going to loan you more money, you’re barking up the wrong tree.
Faaupuga Masani better late than never	Faauigaga e sili atu le tuai ona tupu nai lo le le tupu	Faataitaiga A: He didn’t repay the money until last week. B: That’s okay. Better late than never.
Faaupuga Masani birds of a feather flock together	Faauigaga tagata e tutusa o latou uiga, uiga faaalia, mea e fiafia i ai, po o le tofo e masani ona faavasega faatasi	Faataitaiga I was right that Paul and Ben would get along. Birds of a feather flock together.
Faaupuga Masani no use crying over spilled milk	Faauigaga e le fesoasoani le popole pe toe tepa i tua i mea na sese e le mafai ona suia	Faataitaiga We can’t get the money back, so let’s make a new plan. It’s no use crying over spilled milk.
Faaupuga Masani don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched	Faauigaga e te le o mautinoa pe o le a tupu se mea, o lea e le tatau ai ona e fuafua i ai	Faataitaiga A: I will probably get a raise soon, so I bought a new bed! B: Well, don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. You might not get the raise.
Faaupuga Masani get all your ducks in a row	Faauigaga faatulaga mea uma ma saunia mo le isi laasaga	Faataitaiga We have to get all our ducks in a row before the family comes for a visit. Let’s start cleaning and cooking right now.
Faaupuga Masani give me a hand	Faauigaga Fesoasoani mai ia te a’u	Faataitaiga I can’t lift this sofa on my own. Can you give me a hand?
Faaupuga Masani hang in there	Faauigaga aua le fiu	Faataitaiga I know learning English is very difficult. Hang in there.
Faaupuga Masani it takes two to tango	Faauigaga o tagata uma e aafia i le faatinoga po o le mea sese e nafa	Faataitaiga It is partially my fault that we were fighting. It takes two to tango.
Faaupuga Masani keep an eye on	Faauigaga vaai toto’a	Faataitaiga My son has been misbehaving a lot lately, so please keep an eye on him to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
Faaupuga Masani let the cat out of the bag	Faauigaga ia faailoa atu ma le faatamala ma le faamoemoeina se mealilo	Faataitaiga I heard that someone let the cat out of the bag, so I might as well tell you myself—I’m pregnant!
Faaupuga Masani out of the frying pan and into the fire	Faauigaga siitia mai se tulaga leaga se tasi i se tulaga e sili atu ona leaga	Faataitaiga He didn’t like his previous job, so he quit, but now he can’t find a new job. He’s out of the frying pan and into the fire.
Faaupuga Masani go out on a limb	Faauigaga faataitai se mea e lamatia ai e ono tuu ai oe i se tulaga vaivai	Faataitaiga I’m going to go out on a limb here and invest some money in this project, even though I don’t know if the project will be successful.
Faaupuga Masani preaching to the choir	Faauigaga taumafai e faatalitonu se tasi ua uma ona ioe faatasi ma oe	Faataitaiga They are already going to vote for him. He’s just preaching to the choir.
Faaupuga Masani rub salt in the wound	Faauigaga faateteleina le leaga o le tulaga e ala i le faia o le tagata ia lagona le ta’usalaina pe faamanatu atu ia i latou lo latou sese	Faataitaiga I know I shouldn’t have done it. You don’t have to remind me and rub salt in the wound.
Faaupuga Masani so far, so good	Faauigaga seia oo mai i le taimi nei, o loo sologa lelei mea uma	Faataitaiga This first month, they haven’t had any problems building the house. So far, so good.
Faaupuga Masani the straw that broke the camel’s back	Faauigaga o se faafitauli laitiiti e i ai taunuuga tetele aua o le faafitauli mulimuli lea o le tele o faafitauli i le laina	Faataitaiga We had a terrible week. Everything was going wrong. So when we missed the bus, that was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
Faaupuga Masani you’re pulling my leg	Faauigaga taumafai e faatalitonu se tasi i se mea e le sa’o i se auala faataalo; e faaseeina i latou	Faataitaiga No, that celebrity isn’t calling me. You’re pulling my leg.

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Faamatalaga

E fiafia tagata aoao e aoao faaupuga masani. O nisi nei o manatu e fesoasoani ia i latou e aoao ai:

Filifili se faaupuga masani se tasi i aso taitasi e aoao ai tagata aoao. Faamatala le uiga ma talanoa e uiga i faataitaiga.
Tuu atu i tagata a’oa’o e feauauai i le tuuina atu o se faaupuga masani i tagata o le latou vaega. E mafai ona latou tuuina mai se faaupuga masani mai le lisi o i luga pe filifili se isi faaupuga latou te masani ai. E mafai e tagata aoao taitoatasi ona tuuina atu taitoatasi, pe mafai foi e tagata aoao ona galulue taitoalua.
Fai atu i tagata a’oa’o e faatusatusa nei faaupuga i faaupuga i a latou lava gagana. Mo se faataitaiga, ina ia tuuina atu le faamalosiauga i se tulaga faigata, e fai mai tagata mai le Iunaite Setete, “Hang in there!” O a faaupuga e tutusa lo latou uiga i gagana moni a au tagata a’oa’o?