The eel that got away is as fat as your thigh.
More Malagasy Proverbs:
Power corrupts.Malagasy
A man finds many faults in a woman when he wants to divorce, and finds many charms in one's fianc6e.
Malagasy
Do not treat your loved one like a swinging door: you are fond of it but you push it back and forth.
Malagasy
Done in by his own trade like a water merchant in the rain.
Malagasy
To love the law is to lose money.
Malagasy
The earth is a giant cooking pot and men are the meat therein.
Malagasy