Stall the digger

v.

Heard in Waterford, Laois and Clare

To slow down or take a break.

In use

Are ya comin' to town?" "Stall the digger boy I haven't ate me dinner yet!

Posh English

Hold your horses old chap I have not yet consumed my dinner.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Stall da diggerAn imperative command to stop talking, moving, or acting foolishly.
  • Stall de ballAn exhortation to wait or hold up, equivalent to "stall" or "hold your horses".
  • Shtall the diggerAn emphatic plea to stop, halt, or cease an action immediately.
  • StallA French kiss.
  • Stall da beansWait for me or stop what you are doing.
  • Stall itAn instruction to wait, pause, or halt one's current movement.