Settle ballyduff

n.

Heard in Tipperary

A regional imperative used to command someone to cease their agitation and regain their composure.

In use

Calm down there, lad, settle Ballyduff before you lose your head entirely.

Posh English

Compose yourself, lad; settle Ballyduff before you misplace your head entirely.

  • SettleTo calm down, take things handy and stay where you are.
  • Settle petalAn appeal to calm down, relax, and stop making a fuss.
  • Cop onAn order to regain one's composure and cease behaving foolishly.
  • Relax the cacksAn imperative to calm down, cease agitation, or stop overreacting to a situation.
  • StallAn imperative command to stop, wait, or cease an action immediately.
  • Stall the ballAn imperative command to pause, cease movement, or wait momentarily.