Re: Old local expressions
As hard as a cobbler's lopstone.
A face as long as Solomon Samson's sow.
Like a mule at a nettle early in spring.
His e'en twinkled like a farthing rushlight.
Quite young and all alive, like an old maid of forty five.
Hoo howds up her yed like a new bowt tit.
Yo 're puttin y'or yed in dog kennel neaw.
On a bed a mon lee, that favvert he're wavin his last drawn o'life.
I like summat at 's deed ov a knife.
Keep yor heart eawt o' yor clogs.
Stroke with one hand, and strike wit'other.
As drunk as blazes.
A mouse only has one 'ole, n is easily tekken in.
A man might as well eat the Devil, as sup the broth he's boiled in.
We're o' someburys childer.
Owder and th' madder.
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