aisi-nle ẹkun, aja n gbo
Yoruba
Proverb
àìsí-ńlé ẹkùn, ajá ń gbó
- (figuratively) when the cat's away the mice will play
- (literally) [in] the leopard's absence from home, the dog barks
- Synonym: àìsí-ńlé ológbò, ilé dilé èkúté
See also
- ajá kì í gbó níbojì ẹkùn
- ajá tó ń lépa ẹkùn, ìyọnu ló ń wá