Tag Archives: Irish expressions

I didn’t come up the Liffey a bicycle

08/06/2011

0 Comments

20110603-012357.jpg

Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net Another interesting Irish expression is “I did not come up the Liffey on a bicycle”. As usual I cannot find a straight line from this expression to its meaning, but this is what makes these expressions really funny. For the distracted Dubliners, or to those that have never set foot on Ireland, the [...]

Continue reading...

There is no flies on you

03/06/2011

0 Comments

20110603-012357.jpg

Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net Another thing that I am still amazed with Ireland, it is the apparent infinite number or sayings and expressions. Therefore, I decided o blog them once and a while. And the first one is… “There is no flies on you and if there were, they would be paying rent” Easy to understand, right?… [...]

Continue reading...
Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 607 other followers