Cut off its head

phr.

Heard in Wexford

A facetious description of the minimal culinary effort applied to meat by the good people of Fethard.

In use

Cut off its head, wipe its arse, and shtick it on a plate

Posh English

Sever its cranium, cleanse its posterior, and affix it promptly upon a piece of china.

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