SAWIKAING CAVINTI (Idioms)  

Alis kati:  insincerity; insincere love affair
Apritadang Layug: older sister of Apripaya
Aral-Burol:  “higher-ground” level education

Aral-Central:  “center of learning” outside the town center

Aral-Bukal:  where learning “springs” eternal

Aral-Pipi:  education for “silent minority”
Bakasyong Karding: indefinite leave
Bagong tao: young-adult male carabao
Balat-kalabaw: thick face
Basag-liyo: to flush out a hangover
Busog-tuta: swollen tummy
Boulevard: toxic, forbidden love-affair

Digkit Inana: in constant watch of bf/gf
Hilaw-gata: fastfood, Cavinti style
Ihing-Elino: escape act
Isang-bagsak: all at once
Isang-ipit: in a very low-key manner
Iisang pisa: from same clan
Ka-buwig: from same blood line
Kinakasal ang tikbalang: light rain with a bit of sunshine
Kinikegey ng malas: in dire straits
Makaani sa Libis: some kind of promise
Malayo sa huyo: out of the way
Mala-uhog: balubing niyog
Maniknikan ang laban: in a very tight battle
May pahid: mentally-challenged
Nagkakape na sa Calamba: defeated
Nasa tilapyaan: elder girls having fun
Para kang hinihilang siit: stubborn
Parang hinimod ng baka: hairstyle overflowing with "pamada"
Payhug: unproductive undertaking
Puwit-galagala:  big-round-bottom girl
Saka na daw: yet unfulfilled "Canadian dream"
Sanggay-layo: "so close yet so far"
Sala sa buntunan: off-target; wayward shot attempt in basketball
Sinukmaning hanggang tuhod: a playful attempt at exaggeration
Tilapyang walang kasalanan: fish caught in the wild
Tinik-bayan: dog shit in the streets
Wala sa hulog: non-sense talk
Yan bagabuli: very well said
Yanong kapal ng palitada: facial make-up gone wrong
Yanong ginhawa: so satisfying
Yanong lagkit ng patda: physically attractive
Yanong pula ng tuka: Inang Siyang’s reddish lips
Yanong sigo: on-target; never in doubt