Better off whistling up a mouse's hole!

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Heard in Kildare

You are wasting your time doing something. You are better off trying something else.

There's no point doing that. You would be better off whistling up a mouse's hole!

Posh English

There is no point in that; you would do better whistling up a mouse's hole!

Related terms

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• Better out than yer eyeSaid upon breaking wind.
• I'v seen better sand castlesA house or room in a dreadful state of untidiness.
• I've seen better men on top of wedding cakes!An expression used upon seeing a particularly unattractive male.
• Tickin over like a mouse's heartDoing fine or ticking along nicely.
• Binsy brown like a mouse's arseSarcastic/disdainful reply/remark to any question/comment regarding colour.