I'd eat the hind legs off the lamb of God

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Heard in Kildare

FOLLOWED BY: And come back for the ewe! A term to describe a severe state of hunger.

In use

When's lunch? Not for ages. Ah for feck sake, I'd eat the hind legs off the lamb of God at this stage. And I'd go back for the ewe!

Posh English

When is luncheon? Not for ages. Good heavens, I am ravenous enough to consume the most sacred of beasts at this juncture, and return for the mother besides.