Meaning
Truly close bonds — family, lifelong friends, devoted lovers — are inseparable, and to force them apart is painful, like tearing the nail from the flesh. It celebrates deep loyalty and the pain of separation between those who belong together, and warns that trying to divide the truly close only hurts.
Examples
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Dem two a fren from small — finger nail an flesh.
Those two have been friends since childhood — inseparable as nail and flesh.
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Yuh cyaan part dem; finger nail an flesh nuh part till death.
You can't separate them; the truly close don't part without pain.
Origin
A traditional proverb; the nail and the flesh are inseparable, painful to part. See [[bredrin]], [[teet-an-tongue-mus-meet]].
How it’s used
Truly close bonds are inseparable; parting them is painful. See [[bredrin]], [[sistren]].