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Proverbs and Local Sayings
CBÉS 1023
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poor man" or "as open-handed as Saint Brigid"
25. To describe richness -
As rich as a king," "as rich as honey's taste," as rick as Irelands soil.
26. As firm as a rock, or a lobster's grip
27. "Busy as a liar in company or a hen at a bag of oats"
28 A strong man is said to (be as busy as a liar in) "as hardy as a hedgehog"
29. Greedy men are said " to be "as greedy as death."
30. A small object is said to be "as tiny as a wren's mouth" or as the difference between right and wrong.
31. "It is not every day that Manus kills a bullock"
32. It is not the big stones alone that build as castle
33 Every hound is a pup untill it hunts.
25. To describe richness -
As rich as a king," "as rich as honey's taste," as rick as Irelands soil.
26. As firm as a rock, or a lobster's grip
27. "Busy as a liar in company or a hen at a bag of oats"
28 A strong man is said to (be as busy as a liar in) "as hardy as a hedgehog"
29. Greedy men are said " to be "as greedy as death."
30. A small object is said to be "as tiny as a wren's mouth" or as the difference between right and wrong.
31. "It is not every day that Manus kills a bullock"
32. It is not the big stones alone that build as castle
33 Every hound is a pup untill it hunts.