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Irish Idioms - Notes |
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Idiom, phrasal verb or slang |
The situation |
Phrases with similar meaning or sentiment |
| 1 to be after + __ING |
Lunch |
I'm after having lunch / I've just had lunch. (potentially very confusing this one) |
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2 a good craic /kraek/ |
A party |
It was a great craic / it was great fun. |
| 3 The cut of his/her jib | A new haircut | Just look at the cut of his jib / the state of his hair. |
| 4 to fall out of my, your etc standing | Some surprising news | I nearly fell out of my standing / I was very surprised at the news |
| 5 Grand! | When someone thanks you. | You're grand / Don't mention it. NB GRAND often means VERY GOOD too. |
| 6 to go away out of that | Someone you know says, "I've won the lottery." | Go away out of that / I don't believe you! |
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And now test yourself... |
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