eat rats
v.— «The presenter, Khabilutsi Wotana, insisted that “Okhulia tsimbeba”—literally translated as “eating rats” (euphemism for adultery), could lead to a woman getting divorced.» —“Time for Song And Dance As Village Learns” by Anthony Njagi The Nation (Nairobi, Kenya) Dec. 20, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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