n mwiba be on ~s ona wasiwasi, hangaika, fadhaika sana, sumbuka mno. a ~ in one's flesh/side (fig) kero, usumbufu; maudhi. ~ bush n mchongoma, mkwamba. thorny adj 1 -enye miiba. 2 (fig) sumbufu sana, gumu, -enye kusababisha mzozo/ ubishi.