|
Irish
Sayings
to someone who committed some small fault: 'Tis only a stepmother would blame you.'
of a tall, large woman: That's a fine doorful of a woman.
of a gossiper: She has a tongue that would clip a hedge.
of a poor, thin creature: The breath is only just in and out of him, and the grass doesn't know of him walking over it.
of a coarse, ill-mannered person using poor language: What would you expect out of a pig but a grunt?
on trying to change a stubborn person's mind: You might as well be whistling jigs to a milestone
of very bad music: Aw, that's the tune the old cow died of.
of one who overstays their welcome: If that man went to a wedding, he'd stay for the
christening.
of a talkative person: That man would talk the teeth out of a saw.
of a person who paid too much for a cow: He bought every hair in her tail.
of a clever thief: He'd steal the sugar out of your punch.
said of a woman who had made a bad marriage: She burnt her coal and did not warm herself.
of bad aim in shooting: He wouldn't hit a hole in a ladder.
of an impish child: That one suffers from a double dose of original sin.
of an unfortunate one: He is always in the field when luck is on the road.
of very wet weather: It's a fine day for young ducks.
of someone who always plans carefully: If he's not fishing he's mending his nets.
|
![[]](../../images/bracket.gif){kind=small}
![[]](../../images/bracket1.gif){kind=small}