the irish pub Flashcards

1
Q

I was overjoyed

A

I nearly pissed me leg

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2
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A task that is extremely difficult to the point of being impossible

A

to nail jelly to the wall

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3
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to go out of your way to find a grievance or be annoyed

A

to cross the street to be offended

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4
Q

to be lazy, no good and/or a fool

A

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

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5
Q

barely getting by, being poverty-stricken

A

to live on the clippings of tin

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6
Q

to be in fits of laughter

A

to break your arse laughing

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7
Q

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

A

they didn’t lick it of a stone

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8
Q

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

A

the man who made time made plenty of it

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9
Q

to be incredibly hungry

A

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

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10
Q

to be nearly drunk

A

to be full as a bingo bus

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11
Q

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

A

top-shelf liquor

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12
Q

beer that is available as draught beer at the bar

A

on tap

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13
Q

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

A

desagnited driver

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14
Q

the very last opportunity to do or order something

A

last call

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15
Q

of a bottle of beer, served unpoured

A

by the neck

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16
Q

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

A

bottoms up

17
Q

it is my turn to buy a round of drinks

A

it’s my shout

18
Q

to add to one’s bill to pay for later

A

to put it on the tab

19
Q

to drink a lot (of alcohol)

A

to drink like a fish

20
Q

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

A

on the wagon

21
Q

to be drunk

A

well-oiled

22
Q

to forget your problems by getting drunk

A

to drown your sorrows

23
Q

be able to drink a large amount without being affected

A

to hold your liquor

24
Q

an alcoholic drink consumed to remedy a hangover

A

a hair of the dog

25
Q

to drink something

A

to wet your wistle

26
Q

go out drinking and partying

A

to paint the town red

27
Q

a false sense of confidence induced by alcohol consumption

A

Dutch courage

28
Q

a final drink (or something else) before leaving

A

one for the road