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School: Drong (2)

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Drung, Co. Cavan
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Bean Uí Fháinín
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    "Proud as a peacock".
    "Happy as a king."
    "Soft as butter."
    "Brown as a berry."
    "Busy as as bee."
    "Cold as ice."
    "Strong as an ox."
    "Stiff as a poker."
    "Yellow as a duck's foot."
    "Cool as a cucumber."
    "One man's meat is another man's poison." Means what's good for one is bad for another.
    "As wicked as a wasp."
    "As bitter as gall."
    "As bright as day."
    "As clean as a new pin."
    As green as a leek."
    "White as a sheet."
    "Crooked as a ram's horn."
    "Black as soot."
    "As stiff as a crutch." Is said of a person who was sitting a long time and was stiff when he got up.
    "One good turn deserves another." Means if someone did you a good turn, you should always do something for him in return.
    "What's done cannot be undone." If you say
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Hudson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rakenny, Co. Cavan