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Colloquialisms
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Irish Culture
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What can't a leopard change?
His spots
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You say this if you agree to keep a secret with someone.
My lips are sealed
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Some who has no money is ____________
broke
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Another word for silly?
daft
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Who is the main street in Dublin named after?
Daniel O'Connell - The great emancipator
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What do you turn over if you want to change an old habit?
A new leaf
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If you think someone deserves the punishment or treatment they receive for bad behaviour you say this.
It serves you right
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Another way to say ' get fired'
Get the sack
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A way to say somesone thinks they are better than others, the best?
To fancy yourself/ to think you're the cat's whiskers
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What is the most commonly used adjective in Ireland?
Lovely
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What can't you teach an old dog?
New tricks
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When it's your turn to buy the drinks you say this.
It's my round
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A film that makes you cry?
A tear-jerker
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A bossy person does this?
throws his/her weight around
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How might a street merchant greet you in Dublin?
Howaya luv?
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If someone is bright and new to a tired, old environment, we say they are ___________________________
A breath of fresh air
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You say this when you just about achieve something. When you're just in time for instance.
By the skin of my teeth
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Another way of saying to have courage?
to have guts
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to steal
to pinch
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Name 3 activities you can do in Sligo.
Surfing, wind-surfing, kayaking, hiking, fishing, sailing, rowing...
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When you want to start something anew (from scratch). You want to _______________________________
make a clean start
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When you don't care where someone puts something you say this.
Dump it anywhere
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When someone isn't very intelligent, we say they are _______
Dim
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When it's raining heavily, we say ________________
It's coming down in buckets
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Name one of Yeat's poems.
He wishes for the cloths of heaven/ When you are old
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