122018-017

Posted on by janksarchive

English: He’d peel an orange in his pocket
Collected: Askeaton, Co. Limerick, Ireland (12-20-2018)
Origin: Because he’s so mean, he wouldn’t share it, Heard it from her grandmother, and after the war, oranges were very rare, so if you’d had one, you’d share it.

122018-015

Posted on by janksarchive

English: You wouldn’t hit a cow’s arse with a shovel.
Collected: Askeaton, Co. Limerick, Ireland (12-20-2018)
Origin: A rural saying, heard it when he was a kid, meant to insult someone’s aim. Commonly used in sports (Hurling)

122018-013

Posted on by janksarchive

English:You’d get up on the crack of dawn if it had hair on it.
Collected: Askeaton, Co. Limerick, Ireland (12-20-2018)
Origin: Common expression you might use to imply someone is horny. He probably heard it from his uncles or in a pub.

122018-011

Posted on by janksarchive

English: You’ve got a face that would sink a thousand ships.
Collected: Askeaton, Co. Limerick, Ireland (12-20-2018)
Origin: Speculates that it is a reference to Helen of Troy. Heard it as a child from her brother, who was always slagging her off.

122018-009

Posted on by janksarchive

English: You’re as a tight as a duck’s arse, and that’s watertight.
Collected: Askeaton, Co. Limerick, Ireland (12-20-2018)
Origin: Something you’d say if somebody is really mean spirited and tight with money