a suh di ting set

Jamaican Creole

Jamaican Creole phrasebook

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Alternative forms

a suh it guh, a suh di ting set up

Etymology

Literally, "that's how the thing is set."

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a ˈsʌ dɪ ˈtɪŋ ˈsɛt/
Hyphenation: a‧suh‧di‧ting‧set

Phrase

a suh di ting set

c'est la vie; such is life, that's life.
- 2011, Ragashanti, “Funeral mix-up response”, in The Jamaica Star‎:
  “Di wife mus a feel like dawg sideway, cuz di man meds a mash up har head, but if she really luv him she will mek him do him ting one last time suh him and har can RIP. None a it nuh rite mi luv, but a suh di ting set suh jus' gwaan wuk wid it!”
  The wife must feel like crap because the man's way of thinking is messing with her head. But if she really loves him, she will let him do his thing one last time so that he and she can live out their days in peace. None of this right, my dear, but that's life. Just take it in stride.
- 2014, Joan Williams, ‎Shawn Grant, Original Jamaican Dancehall Dictionary: Learning to speak ..., →ISBN:
  “A Suh Di Ting Set Up: That's life....usually used when another party is complaining about how unfair life is or things beyond their control.”
  A Suh Di Ting Set Up: That's life....usually used when another party is complaining about how unfair life is or things beyond their control.
Bwoy, a suh di ting set mi don. Old-time people seh, "every day bucket guh a well, one day di bottom mus drop out.
That's life, my man. Older heads (often) say: "If you take the bucket to the well every day, one day the bottom will fall out."

Synonyms

a suh it guh

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