"Tok-Yab, Tokyab" is a word in HILIGAYNON
tók-yab, tókyab - To flap, shake, swing,
turn up, lift up, move to and fro or up and
down (said of a curtain, of matting, or the
like). Gintókyab sang hángin ang
kúmbung. The wind shook the curtain. The
curtain flapped (moved to and fro) in the
wind. (cf. ukáb, tokáb, paládpad).
As troubles bring money, money in turn can also bring troubles.
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The politician was sitting at his campaign headquarters when the phone rang. He listened intently, and after a moment his face brightened. When he hung up, he immediately phoned his mother to tell her the good news. "Ma," he shouted, "the results are in. I won the election!" "Honestly?" The politician's smiled faded. "Aw hell, ma, why bring that up at a time like this?"
tokáb - To turn up, lift up (on one side), to flap, shake in the wind, said of a broad …
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