 Frances
Heaton from Tarleton has sent in ten translations of Lancashire
sayings...
1. "Ah cud eyt a buttered frog" - I'm hungry
2.
"Ee's fair bowlegged wi brass" - He's very rich
3.
"Mi belly thinks mi throat's bin cut" - I'm very hungry
4.
"Put Th'wood in'th'ole" - Close the door
5.
"Standin theer leyke cheese at fourpence" - Hanging around,
having
nothing better to do.
6. "Bet
tha cud eyt an appul thro a beard wire fence" - You have got
very big teeth
7. "Tha
meks a betta doower than a winda" You are obstructing my view
8. "wurt
ta gewin"? - Where are you off to?
9.
"Stondin' theer like one a' Burton's dummies" - An idle
person
10.
"Thaz a face like a line a wet weshin" - Someone who is
sulking
Add
to the list...
Mike
added this...
"Th'art as useless as a one legged mon at an a*** kicking contest"
Speaks for itself, really.
Barbara
in Australia added this...
"Tha's a face like a melted wellie" - he's ugly.
Hayley
Squires added this...
"he's a face like a farmers bum on a frosty mornin" -
He's ugly
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