kwa shingo upande

Swahili

FWOTD – 2 December 2024

Etymology

Literally, “with the neck aside”.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

kwa shingo upande

1. (idiomatic) reluctantly
   • 2015, “Mtikila achukua fomu ya urais kwa shingo upande”, in Mwananchi‎^[1]:

     Baada ya kumaliza maongezi Mtikila aliamua kuweka sahihi na kuchukua fomu hizo kwa shingo upande huku akisema atakiwakilisha vyema chama chake hicho.

     After the conversation, Mtikila decided to sign and reluctantly took the forms, saying he would represent his party well.

References

• Kraska-Szlenk, Iwona (2023) “Kiswahili Research in Cognitive and Cultural Linguistics”, in Swahili Forum‎^[2], volume 30, →ISSN, page 199 of 196-214: “kwa shingo upande ‘with the neck aside (i.e. unwillingly)’”