Wide

v.

Heard in Galway, Kerry, Longford and Dublin

To be knowledgeable about something.

In use

Are ye wide sham?

Posh English

Are you fully cognizant of the situation, old sport?

Same phrase, other counties

  • Wide as a ditchAn expression used to relay the fact that someone has sent the ball a mile wide. The…
  • Wide as a gateA phrase indicating that a shot in Gaelic football has missed the goal by a considerable…
  • Are you wideDo you understand what I am saying.
  • As wide as a ducks arseCompletely off target.
  • Be doggy wideAn instruction to remain extremely vigilant and cautious of someone.
  • Be wideTo be alert, cautious, or on one's guard against trouble or rogues.