besar pasak daripada tiang

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • lebih besar pasak daripada tiang

Etymology

From Malay [Term?]. Literally "the peg is bigger than the pole".

Phrase

besar pasak daripada tiang

  1. (idiomatic) spending more than he/she/it earns
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