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a bad penny always turns up
Definition: a thing or person that is not welcomed will always find a way of reappearing or returning even where undesired
Usage: my uncle is that kind of a person who causes commotion at family gatherings; even when they try not to invite him, he always turns up like a bad penny
SEPEDI
Translation: peni e mpe e phela e tšwelela
Proverb: madimabe ga a hlapiwe
XITSONGA
Translation: peni yo biha yi hundzuka leyinene nkarhi ni nkarhi
Proverb: laha ndlati yi nga ba kona, yi tlhela yi vuya
TSHIVENḒA
Translation: peni mmbi i dzulela u bvelela
Proverb: mushavhamvula vhilula u si shavhe ḓumbu ḽo no swika