Meaning
'Everyweh mi tun, makka juk mi' — everywhere I turn, thorns prick me. No matter which way you go, trouble finds you: the saying voices the weary feeling of being hemmed in by difficulty on every side, with no direction offering relief. Drawn from the plain country hurt of a thorn ('makka') jabbing the foot at every step, it is a lament of hard times, spoken by someone beset by problems whichever way they move, unable to find a clear path out of their troubles.
Examples
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Bills, sickness, an now di car mash up; everyweh mi tun, makka juk mi.
Bills, sickness, and now the car's broken down; trouble hits me on every side.
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Every plan mi try a fail; everyweh mi tun, makka juk mi.
Every plan I try fails; whichever way I turn, thorns prick me.
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It feel like di whole world against mi; everyweh mi tun, makka juk mi.
It feels like the whole world's against me; everywhere I turn, I'm pricked.
Origin
'Makka' is the Jamaican word for a thorn or prickle; 'juk' means to prick or jab — the image is of being surrounded by thorn-bush that stabs you whichever way you move.
How it’s used
A lament used when troubles come from all directions at once. See [[makka]] and [[juk]].