Mangali Figure  439	Naanud ad tawwang kapim.
Literal Translation	Your coffee was drowned in the river.
Meaning of Figure	Your coffee is too weak; it is like water.
Usage	Has to do with the taste of the coffee. People will apologize if you say this, because they’ll feel ashamed that they measured incorrectly. Can be said directly to the cook. If you do, she may give you what is lacking, like sugar, or she may put it back in the pot to cook it again.
Figure	hyperbole
Image	nature; river
Image	action; drown
Topic	food; coffee
Topic	quality; weak coffee