Lead in yur pants

phr.

Heard in Tipperary

Sluggish, lazy, or lacking motivation.

In use

Get up out of dat, have ya lead in yur pants or sumtin?

Posh English

Rise from your slumber, do you happen to have heavy metal ballast secreted within your trousers?

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