Dey're no relation

n.

Heard in Tipperary

A phrase urging a hurler to strike his opponent without restraint, on the basis that the two are unrelated and thus no familial consequences will follow.

In use

Pull hard! Dey're no relation

Posh English

Strike with vigour! They are no kin of yours.

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