mi come yah fi drink milk mi nuh come yah fi count cow

English Definition

get to the point

Etymology

• (Literally, "I came here to drink milk, I didn't come here to count cows.")

Examples

• "DEALER: Di summer hot. Mek wi look pon couple AC before we talk 'bout di fridge. CUSTOMER: Listen man, mi come yah fi drink milk, mi nuh come yah fi count cow."

  DEALER: The summer's hot. Let's look at a few AC's before we talk about the fridge. CUSTOMER: Listen man, let's get to the point.

• "“// BW 125:957, "You come to drink milk an' no fe count cow, i.e., not pry into my affairs"; TU 31; "Many people carry out their business in a straightforward manner, but others are merely a 'bag of mouth,' in such cases it may become necessary to remind them 'mi come here fi drink milk, mi noh come here fi count cow'" […]”"

  CO-WORKER: Hey, did you hear that the boss and the secretary are fooling around? YOU: Listen man, I'm just trying to mind my own business.

• "CO-WORKER: Yow, yuh nuh hear seh di boss an' di secretary a gwaan wid tings? YOU: Listen man, mi come yah fi drink milk, mi nuh come yah fi count cow."

  A: You have to do six months of training to earn your licence. B: Lady, I'd like to get that licence much faster.

• "“Patois: "Mi cum ya fi drink milk; mi no cum ya fi count cow." English:I came to drink milk; I did not come to count the cows. This cautions you to always remember your purpose and never get involved in things that are outside of your responsibility (in other words, mind your own business). […]”"

• "A: Yuh haffi do six month a training fi get yuh licence. B: No, sistren. Mi come yah fi drink milk, mi nuh come yah fi count cow."

• "“He smiled when he added, "Now, we all know that Jesus is black and that white Christian preachers have been perverting scriptures to conceal that fact, but, Star, mi bredda mon, me think ya cum fi drink milk, ya nuh cum ya fi count cow." […]”"