Afrikaans | English |
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Jan | ⇆ Jack; ⇆ John |
Jan en alleman | ⇆ tagrag and bobtail |
Jan Publiek | ⇆ the man in the street |
Jan Rap en sy maat | ⇆ the ragtag and bobtail; ⇆ canaille; ⇆ proletariat; ⇆ hoi polloi; ⇆ raff; ⇆ riff‐raff; ⇆ tagrag and bobtail; ⇆ Tom, Dick and Harry; ⇆ all the world and his wife |
Jan Swaap | ⇆ Simple Simon |
Jan Taks | ⇆ the exchequer; ⇆ minister of finance |
liewer bang Jan as dooie Jan | ⇆ discretion is the better part of valour |
Sint Jan | ⇆ Midsummer Day |
Dom‐Jan | ⇆ Simple Simon |
jandooi | ⇆ drowsy‐head; ⇆ sluggard |
jan‐in‐die‐sak | ⇆ duff |