Go on ya good thing! Why not drop one of these phrases into your next conversation to demonstrate your depth of knowledge of Irish lingo.
I’m as sick as a small hospital.
– I am feeling rather ill today.
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He would get up on a cracked plate.
– That gentleman has very low standards in female company.
She’s so ugly the tide wouldn’t take her out.
– The lady is aesthetically challenged.
He is an awful long string of misery.
– That man is rather tall and skinny.
He was as useful as a cigarette lighter on a motorbike.
You couldn’t hit a cow’s arse with a banjo.
– You have a terrible aim.He was as tight as a ducks arse.
– He was very cheap with his money.
You could talk for Ireland.
– That person is very loquacious.Grand soft day.
– The weather is dreadful today.Sound as a pound!
– Sounds like a good plan.We’re sucking diesel now.
– Things are going well.
Do you fancy a few scoops?
– Would you be interested in an alcoholic beverage?
That lad is an awful chancer.
– He will try anything.
Christ on a bike.
– I don’t believe what’s before my eyes.
You’ll have a cup in your hand.
– Would you like a cup of tea?
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