I will in me eye

exp.

Heard in Cork

A sarcastic, emphatic denial meaning absolutely not.

Will you lend us a tenner?" "I will in me eye!

Posh English

Would you lend me a ten pound note? I most certainly would not.

Related terms

• Eye of the snipeA compliment paid to someone blessed with a keen and precise eye for detail.
• Guzz eyeA squint or cast in the eye.
• Wall eyeSomeone blind in one eye or with an obvious cataract.
• Better out than yer eyeSaid upon breaking wind.
• Blind in one eyeExtremely short-sighted or blind drunk.
• Eye fiddlesMasks.