Newfoundland Sayings

He’ll wish his bread dough ( he will wish things back to what they were).

The fish are eating the rocks ( fish are plentiful close to shore).

He never does a tap (he never works).

Be (by) the little spruce, I must rag up and go upalong (dress up and go visiting).

She’s not lazy - she was born tired.

Cheap enough to take the coppers off his mother’s eyes ( Originated in the days when copper coins were used to close a dead person’s eyes.)

To get the hang of something ( to figure out how it is done).

Your kettle is boilin’ but ‘tis no odds to I.

Hop your carcass here ( come this instant).

You got it blistered ( you have things just like you want them).

You got’er scald (you have things just like you want them).

You got it knocked ( you have things just like you want them).

A new broom sweeps clean, but it takes an old one for the corners.

There’s no back doors about him (He is outspoken).

Fisherman to wife ( in each case, the question was “How was fishing this morning?)

I got two-tree sma’ones ( meaning less than a load).

There’s no fish out there. I got a few ( meaning less than half a boat load).

I got nera fish ( meaning less than a quintal).

Your paws will never maintain your jaws ( You will never earn enough to support yourself – said of a person who eats or lives extravagantly).

A hug without a kiss is like an egg without salt.

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