| Term |
Definition |
| y |
Ye canna preach oot o yer ain pulpit. |
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| y |
Ye hae fasted lang, an worried on a midgie. |
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| y |
Ye hae guid mainers, but ye dinna bear them aboot wi ye. |
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| y |
Ye'll hang a' but the heid yet. |
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| y |
Ye'll dae onything but wirk an rin errands. |
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| y |
Ye'll get yer heid in yer hands an yer lugs to play wi. |
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| y |
Ye'll get as muckle for Ane wish this year as for twa fernyear. |
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| y |
Ye'll tak mair in yer mooth than yer cheeks will haud. |
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| y |
Ye micht be godly, but ye'll never be cleanly. |
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| y |
Ye can be heard whaur ye're no seen. |
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| y |
Ye're a guid seeker but a ill finder. |
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| y |
Ye're as daft as ye're days auld. |
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| y |
Ye can end him, but ye'll never mend him. |
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| y |
Ye're a man amang geese when the gander's awa. |
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| y |
Ye're feared for the day ye never saw. |
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| y |
Ye're aye in a hurry, an aye ahint. |
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| y |
Ye're a day efter the fair. |
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| y |
Ye're like the lambs-ye dae neathing but sook an wag yer tail. |
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| y |
Ye're nae chicken for aa ye're cheepin. |
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| y |
Ye seek grace wi a graceless face. |
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| y |
Yer mind's aye chasin mice. |
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| y |
Ye wad marry a midden for the muck. |
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| y |
Yer breid's baked, ye can hing up yer girdle. |
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| y |
Yer fortune's comin wi the blind carrier. |
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| y |
Ye need a lang spoon tae sup wi a Fifer |
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| y |
Ye'll sleep yer brains inta train oil. |
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