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 Under water dearth, under snow bread.

Work for nought makes fowk dead swear.

Woo-sellers ken ay woo-buyers.

Use makes hard wark easy.

Wrang has nae warrant.

Wrang count is nae payment.

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Ye are like the cow's tail, ye grow backward.

Ye are like the foul weather, ye come unsent for.

Ye are like the chapman, ye‘re ay to handsell.

Ye are like few of the laird‘s tennants, o'er het.

Ye are like good mawt, ye're lang a coming.

Ye crack crowsly wi’ your bonnet on.

Ye cut before the point.

Ye come a day after the fair.

Ye cut lang whang out of other fouk's leather.

Ye come aftener with the rake than the shool.

Ye canna make a silk purse of a sow's lug.

Ye canna see the wood for trees.

Ye can never fare well but ye cry roast meat.

Ye came a clipping time.

Ye canna preach out of your ain poupit.

Ye come to the gait‘s house to thig woo.

Ye canna do but ye o‘erdo.

Ye drive the plow before the owsen.

Ye dinna ken where a blessing may light.

Ye drew na sae well when my mare was in the mire.

Ye sand it where the highland-man sand the tangs.

Ye glowr’d at the moon and fell on the midding.

Ye glowr like a wild cat out of a whin-bush.

Ye gae far about seeking the nearest.

Ye have run lang on little ground.

Ye have a ready month for a ripe cherry.

Ye have o'er foul feet to come sae far benn.

Ye have gotten a revel'd hesp o‘t.

Ye have a crap for a’ corn.

Ye have tane the measure of his foot.

Ye have o‘er muckle loose leather about your chafts.

Ye have tint your ain stomach and found a tike's.

Ye have put a toom spoon in my mouth.