De one eye'd nearly do her

exp.

Heard in Waterford

Used of a woman so thin that one eye would nearly suffice to take her in.

In use

She's so thin, the one eye'd nearly do her!

Posh English

She is so exceedingly slender that a single glance would quite suffice.

  • Nearly. never bulled a cowTo nearly achieve something is not to achieve atall.
  • Nearly had a canaryTo receive a sudden and severe fright.
  • Nearly had kittensBecame extremely angry or agitated, as if on the verge of hysteria.
  • Brickin itExtremely nervous, to the point of nearly soiling oneself.
  • FareExtremely or very, used as an intensifier in nearly every sentence.
  • HiA particle appended to the end of nearly every sentence in Donegal speech. Also used to…