Translation: When a cow dies, he leaves trouble for the cow skin Meaning: Make sure that you take care of…
Translation: ‘Thank You’ can’t buy a half bit’s (approx 4.5 pence) worth of bread Meaning: Applied to one who expresses…
Translation: Many bits (approx 4.5 pence) make a pound Meaning: Small amounts of money saved over time will eventually grow to…
Quattie bread fill monkey belly Translation: A quattie’s worth of bread will fill a monkey’s stomach Meaning: The poor are…
Han’ go packie cum Translation: A hand goes (out) and a packet comes back Meaning: When you reach out a…
Translation: The dog says he won’t work; he will sit down and look, for he must get a living Meaning:…
Dawg say if ‘im ‘ave money, ‘im would buy ‘im owna flea Translation: The dog says that if he had…
Kitchen dressa fawl dung, mawga dawg laaf Translation: Kitchen dresser falls down, meagre dog laughs Meaning: When one receives an…
Feas’ tiddeh, famine tomarro’ Translation: Feast today, famine tomorrow Meaning: Save some of what you have today, because you don’t know…
Daag hab money, ‘im buy cheese; lose ‘im money, ‘im beg de clot’ Translation: A dog who has money will buy…