Wind your neck in
Calm down. Pull the head in. Stop giving it large.
Heard in Antrim, Down, Derry, Tyrone, Armagh and Fermanagh
Would you wind your neck in, you're doing my head in.
Shall I translate it into posh English for you, mucker?
Greetings. I trust you wiped your boots. Here it is in posh English.
Would you kindly compose yourself; you are becoming rather tiresome.
Questions
What does wind your neck in mean in Ireland?
Calm down. Pull the head in. Stop giving it large.
Where in Ireland do people say wind your neck in?
People say wind your neck in in Antrim, Down, Derry, Tyrone, Armagh and Fermanagh.
How do you use wind your neck in in a sentence?
“Would you wind your neck in, you're doing my head in.”
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Same phrase, other counties
- Down (not in the dictionary)
- Derry (not in the dictionary)
- Tyrone (not in the dictionary)
- Armagh (not in the dictionary)
- Fermanagh (not in the dictionary)