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Welsh idioms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ail law | second hand |
| ar ben | all over, finished |
| ar ben ei gilydd | on top of each other / crammed in |
| ar ei ben ei hun | on his own |
| ar gael | available |
| arllwys y glaw | pouring rain |
| ar y blaen | in front, ahead |
| ar bob cyfrif | certainly |
| ar bigau’r drain | on tenterhooks, on edge |
| ar ei golled | worse off, losing out |
| a’i wynt yn ei ddwrn | out of breath |
| bob amser | all the time |
| cael ei weld | to be seen |
| codi ofn ar | to frighten someone |
| cyn bo hir | soon |
| crynu yn ei sgidiau | shaking in his/her boots |
| dal ati | to keep at something |
| ddim hanner call | mad!! not all there |
| dro ar ôl tro | time after time |
| 20. dysgu ar gof | to learn off by heart |
| dweud y drefn wrth | to tell them off |
| gair am air | word for word |
| gorau po gynta | sooner the better |
| gwell hwyr na hwyrach | better late than never |
| gwenu o glust i glust | smiling from ear to ear |
| gwneud ei orau glas | to do his very best |
| gwneud y tro | to make do |
| hen bryd | it’s about time |
| o ddrwg i waeth | from bad to worse |
| mae hi ar ben | it’s all over |
| mae hi wedi canu arna i | I’m done for |
| mae hiraeth arno / arni | he’s/she’s longing / yearning for |
| mae’n dda ganddo/i fo/hi | he’s/she’s glad |
| man a man | might as well |
| o’r golwg | out of sight |
| pwyso a mesur | to weigh up / to consider carefully |
| rhag ofn | just in case |
| rhoi’r gorau i | to give it up |
| uchel ei gloch | loud-mouthed |
| wrth ei fodd | delighted/in his element |
| unwaith ac am byth | once and for all |
| yn awr ac yn y man | now and then |
| yma ac acw | here and there |