Stall the ball

exp.

Heard in Cork, Offaly, Mayo, Sligo, Dublin and Kildare

Hold on a moment. Wait.

In use

Stall the ball, will you? No-one's trying to cop off with your oul doll.

Posh English

Hold your horses will you? No one is attempting to seduce your lady companion.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Stall de ballAn exhortation to wait or hold up, equivalent to "stall" or "hold your horses".
  • Stall the ball ladsAn appeal to wait a moment or pause proceedings.
  • StallAn instruction to halt, pause, or wait a moment.
  • Stall upTo wait, halt, or pause for a brief moment.
  • Stall da beansWait for me or stop what you are doing.
  • Stall itAn instruction to wait, pause, or halt one's current movement.