Wind and piss like the tailor's cat

n.

Heard in Tipperary

A person who is all talk and no action. Associated with Ballinure.

In use

That lad is all wind and piss like the taylors cat.

Posh English

That gentleman is entirely full of bluster yet possesses no substance whatsoever.

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  • Cat malojanHaving undesirable or negative qualities. Cat is also used in Armagh / Sligo and other…
  • Cat melodeonAwful, terrible, very bad. Often just left as 'cat'. Sounds like 'melojen'.
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  • Taking the pissMocking someone, joking, or exaggerating wildly to wind a person up.