Idioms Flashcards
Du fel bola buwch
Lit. As black as a cows stomach
Meaning. Very dark
Dros ben llestri
Lit. Over the top of the dishes
Meaning. Over the top
Rhoi’r ffidil yn y to
Lit. put the violin in the roof
Meaning. Give up
Mwg drwg
Lit. Bad smoke
Meaning. Canabis
Bwrw hen wragedd ar ei ffyn
Lit. Raining old ladies and their sticks.
Meaning. Pouring with rain
Buwch goch gota
Lit. A short red cow
Meaning. Ladybug
Pen mawr
Lit. Big head
Meaning. A hangover
Llyncu mul
Lit. To swallow a donkey
Meaning. To sulk
Fel chwys plismon
Lit. Like a policeman’s sweat
Meaning. Very rare
Diawl pen pentan
Lit. A devil on the mantelpiece
Meaning. An angel outdoors but a devil indoors.
Codi pais ar ôl pisio
Lit. Lifting the petticoat after you’ve peed
Meaning. Acting too late. (ie Shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted)
Siarad fel melin bupur
Let. Speak like a pepper mill
Meaning. Speak nonstop.
Fel rhech mewn pot jam
Lit. Like a fart in a jam jar
Meaning. Useless
Berwi fel cawl pys
Lit boiling like pea soup
Meaning. Incessant chattering.
Araf bach, a bob yn dipyn mae sticio bys mewn dîn gwybedyn.
Lit very slowly little by little to stick a finger in a flys backside.
Meaning. Patience is a virtue
Dim ffiars o beryg
Lit. No fear of danger.
Meaning. No way! Not a chance
Gwell hwyr na hwyrach
Lit. Better late than later.
Meaning. Better late than never.
Mynd o flaen gofid
Lit. Go ahead of grief
Meaning. Worry for nothing
Ar bigau’r drain
Lit. On the points of thorns.
Meaning. On tenterhooks.
Fel cath i gythraul
Lit. Like a cat to the devil.
Meaning. Like a bat out of hell.
Tynnu nyth cacwn ar dy ben
Lit. Pull a wasps nest on your head.
Meaning. Say or do something that upsets a lot of people.
Tynnu blewyn o drwyn
Lit. Pull a hair from a nose.
Meaning. Deliberately provoke someone.
Cadw draenog yn dy boced
Lit. Keep a hedgehog in your pocket.
Meaning. Be tightfisted, mean or cheap.
Heb ei fai, heb ei eni
Lit. Without his faults, without his birth.
Meaning. Nobody is perfect.
Cael siom ar y ochr orau
Lit. Get dissapointed on the best side
Meaning. To be pleasantly surprised.
