Dialect - Phrases — Monday, September 15, 2008 20:11
Skinny Milink
Common Phrases
Monday, March 21, 2005 16:24
He’s not two feet higher than a duck He is very small in stature
Insulting Expressions
Tuesday, March 1, 2005 0:00
Local expressions – mainly insulting! What can you expect from a pig but a grunt?
Mixed Phrases
Tuesday, January 25, 2005 0:00
Terms of abuse: Lig silly, ‘he’s just a lig’; act the lig: pay no heed to that lig!
Soft words butter no parsnips
Friday, July 16, 2004 0:00
We’ve had a request for more proverbs, or local sayings if you prefer it. You too can add your own just by contacting us, on ‘Contact Us’ at the very bottom of this and every page. Why no try the previous exercise of translating each one for the benefit of those who interpret them literally.
Fox to hoard the Ducks
Monday, June 28, 2004 0:00
Wise local sayings of the past, like proverbs in any language refer to a much wider field than that of the animals, people or things alluded to. As a mental exercise, why not imagine you are explaining the real meaning of each to a visiting non-English speaking tourist!
Chew the Fat
Thursday, May 13, 2004 0:00
Thatched roofs were certainly warm in winter and cool in summer. These advantages were welcome to other creatures than man. The canopied bed came into existence to protect the sleeper from bugs and insects dropping from the thatch.