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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "mah" (as in "mark") + "ROHN" (as in "row") + "KEH" (as in "kept") + "SEH" (as in "set") + "DWEHR" + "meh" (as in "met") + "SEH" (as in "set") + "LOH" (as in "loan") + "YEH" (as in "yes") + "bah" (as in "bar") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "koh" (as in "coat") + "RRYEHN" + "teh" (as in "ten")/

Meaning

If you're not alert and active, you'll fall behind or miss opportunities. The classic Latin proverb your grandma repeats every time she sees you slacking to remind you that life waits for nobody.

Examples

Apply for the scholarship now, the shrimp that falls asleep gets swept away.

Don't sleep on your business, you know what they say.

Regional synonyms

A forced kidnapping or express abduction in Mexico, usually carried out by armed groups who snatch someone off the street and drive off in a truck. Raw street slang for enforced disappearance.