Filipino Idioms

I know  very few Filipino idiomatic expressions. The following are from memory.

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Me gatas ka pa sa labi = you still have milk on your lips
You're just a baby.
Nagsusunog siya ng kilay = she's burning her eyebrows
She's studying hard.
Nagbabanat siya ng buto = he's stretching his bones
He's working hard.
Para kang mantika matulog = you sleep like oil
Wow, you're so difficult to rouse.
Pag puti ng uwak, pag itim ng tagak =
when the crow's feathers turn white,
and the stork's feathers turn black
It's never going to happen.
it's impossible.
Balat-sibuyas ka pala = you have onion skin
you're too sensitive.
Ang kapal ng mukha mo! = you have thick face!
You have no shame!
Matigas ang ulo mo! = you have a hard head!
You're so stubborn!
Pusong bato ka! = you have a heart of stone!
You have no feelings!
you have no compassion!
Bagsak na ang Bataan! = Bataan has fallen!
*in reference to the WWII fall of Bataan
People say this when something has been breached, won, or achieved. people especially say this when a woman has agreed to a man's romantic proposal...
Pinunong may kamay na bakal = a leader with an iron hand
Strict rules
Pag-iisang dibdib = union of bosoms
Marriage, wedding
Makapigil-hininga = breath-stopping
Wonderful, awesome
Magulo ang isip niya = his mind is chaotic
He's got a lot on his mind.
he doesn't know what to do.
he's problematic.
Mata-pobre = eyes-poor
A rich person snubbing the poor