I wouldn't ride her into battle

exp.

Heard in Limerick, Wicklow and Sligo

A crude way of saying a woman is too unattractive to have sexual relations with.

I wouldn't ride her into battle!

Posh English

I should certainly not mount that particular battleaxe upon a charger and ride her into combat!

Same phrase, other counties

• Sligo

Related terms

• I wounldnt ride 'er inta battleI would not have sexual relations with her.
• Wouldnt ride her into battleIndicating one would not engage in sexual relations with a particular woman.
• I wud'n ryde her inta battleI would not ride her into battle, i.e. she does not qualify as an attractive woman.
• Gway I wuint ride ya inta battle boiYou are not my type.
• Wouldn't get a ride n a brothelSo unattractive that one could not obtain sexual favours even in a brothel.
• I wouldn't get up on her to get over a wallTo find a woman so ugly you wouldn't even use her as a source of leverage for climbing a…