List of Waejiran Idioms

Waejirwu	Literal English	Meaning
ulel on creip	find water	good luck
primu	dry well	bad luck
koc eliniaht unei	stoneless shoes	safe journey
wonu ekiawar gi	horse on fire	putting in maximal effort
bet onei stib aiko onei	grapes and cheese	to be successful
cren an agi etizik	spit at the rain	pointless or wasted effort
agi dail epetiok	out-ride the dawn	attempt the impossible
apospict on gi craintik	topple a brazier	cause a disturbance
eler on gi obajik	pull an ear	reveal a secret
Haesur un aegilk ifak	gave to Haesur	kept a secret
shistcrult on agi cairip fak	awaiting the whip	being lazy
creizt onei griurip	calling pennies	be poor
aenist unei aenist enei fru	slaves have slaves	be wealthy
priu oqetean steist un ant on agi	first flower in the garden	beautiful
priu bid steist un ant on agi	last flower in the garden	homely
preint up inei	east winds	good news
preint nun inei	west winds	bad news
Kaithur un bravik ifak	Kaithur smiled	received a good deal
iniaht ihetrek unei crezt enei	pennies for pebbles	made a bad deal
Neithur creicai un shiutai	go with Neithur	die
ewek onei agi osiakip	singing to the stars	in a drunken state
rabbuc ilef enei agi waelip	suckling the rabbuc's teat	shirking work