irish pub - reversed Flashcards

1
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I nearly pissed me leg

A

I was overjoyed

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2
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to nail jelly to the wall

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A task that is extremely difficult to the point of being impossible

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3
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to cross the street to be offended

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to go out of your way to find a grievance or be annoyed

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4
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to need a kick in the arse and a map of the world

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to be lazy, no good and/or a fool

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5
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to live on the clippings of tin

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barely getting by, being poverty-stricken

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6
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to break your arse laughing

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to be in fits of laughter

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7
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they didn’t lick it of a stone

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someone’s behaviour, whether good or bad, is inherited or taught to them by their family

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8
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the man who made time made plenty of it

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relax, life should not be lived at a fast or efficient pace

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9
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be able to eat a nun’s arse through a convent gate

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to be incredibly hungry

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10
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to be full as a bingo bus

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to be nearly drunk

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11
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top-shelf liquor

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the most expensive liquor and alcohol that is usually kept on the highest shelf behind the bar

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12
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on tap

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beer that is available as draught beer at the bar

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13
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desagnited driver

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a person in a group who agrees not to drink alcohol in order to drive the other people home

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14
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last call

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the very last opportunity to do or order something

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15
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by the neck

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of a bottle of beer, served unpoured

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16
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bottoms up

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used as a toast or to tell people to finish their drinks, ad fundum

17
Q

it’s my shout

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it is my turn to buy a round of drinks

18
Q

to put it on the tab

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to add to one’s bill to pay for later

19
Q

to drink like a fish

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to drink a lot (of alcohol)

20
Q

on the wagon

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to be abstaining from alcohol or drugs, especially when one has an alcohol abuse problem

21
Q

well-oiled

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to be drunk

22
Q

to drown your sorrows

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to forget your problems by getting drunk

23
Q

to hold your liquor

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be able to drink a large amount without being affected

24
Q

a hair of the dog

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an alcoholic drink consumed to remedy a hangover

25
Q

to wet your wistle

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to drink something

26
Q

to paint the town red

A

go out drinking and partying

27
Q

Dutch courage

A

a false sense of confidence induced by alcohol consumption

28
Q

one for the road

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a final drink (or something else) before leaving