"makalaglág-matsíng"
This idiom mostly refers to a person who is beautiful and tender.
English literal translation
to make a monkey fall
Filipino Vocabulary
makalaglág (laglag root word) = to cause to fall, fall
matsing = monkey
Related Vocabulary
beautiful = maganda
tender = malambing
In a Sentence
Makalaglág-matsing ang mga kalahok sa Miss Universe beauty pageant.
English Translation
The contestants of Miss Universe beauty pageant cause monkeys to fall.
Or,
The contestants of Miss Universe beauty pageant are beautiful and tender.
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