Part 54 (1/2)
_Menyie_--the servants or folloill be ready to follow the example
If the lift fa' the laverocks will be smoored
Literally, if the sky falls the larks will be s some very improbable occurrence
If the mare has a bald face the filly will hae a blaze
Equivalent to saying, that if the mother is of one complexion the child will be the opposite
If this be a feast, I hae been at mony
The inference is, that he is not pleased with the treat
If we canna preach in the kirk, we can sing mass in the quire
If we haena the warld's wealth, we hae the warld's ease
If wishes were horses beggars wad ride, and a' the warld be drowned in pride
If you be angry, claw your wame, an' cool i' the skin ye het in
”Spoken to thery, sit laigh and
Synony, ”If the cap fits, wear it”
If ye dinna haud hi, that if not restrained they will do too ly of course
If ye dinna like what I gie ye, tak what ye brought wi' ye
If ye dinna see the bottoh an undertaking, do not venture on it at all
If ye do nae ill, dinna be ill like: if ye steal na my kail, breakna ht that's like thereto”--_English_
If ye gang a year wi' a cripple, ye'll liood manners”
If ye had as little money as ye hae manners, ye would be the poorest man o' a' your kin
If ye'll blaw your ain whistle, ye maun uphaud the win'
If you had been anither, I would hae denied you the first word