aisi-nle ẹkun, aja n gbo

Yoruba

Proverb

àìsí-ńlé ẹkùn, ajá ń gbó

1. (figurative) when the cat's away the mice will play
2. (literal) [in] the leopard's absence from home, the dog barks

   Synonym: àìsí-ńlé ológbò, ilé dilé èkúté

See also

• ajá kì í gbó níbojì ẹkùn
• ajá tó ń lépa ẹkùn, ìyọnu ló ń wá