Within a donkey's roar
Anywhere near. Usually said in the negative, of somewhere you'd never be.
He talks big about the countryside but he's never been within a donkey's roar of a farm.
Shall I translate it into posh English for you, batman?
Hello. Lawrence Muck, at your service. Here it is in posh English.
He speaks grandly of the countryside, yet he has never been anywhere near a farm.
Questions
What does within a donkey's roar mean in Ireland?
Anywhere near. Usually said in the negative, of somewhere you'd never be.
How do you use within a donkey's roar in a sentence?
“He talks big about the countryside but he's never been within a donkey's roar of a farm.”
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