Hen on a hot griddle with a boil on its arse

n.

Heard in Cavan

A person who is extremely anxious, fidgety and jumpy.

Jaysus Tom, you're like a hen on a hot griddle with a boil on its arse.

Posh English

Good heavens, Tom, you seem most anxious and unable to settle.

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