She has a tongue that would clip a hedge!

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Heard in Sligo and Down

She possesses a sharp and cutting manner of speech that can wound those around her.

Dat bitch over there has a tongue on her that would clip a hedge!

Posh English

That disagreeable woman over there possesses a tongue sharp enough to clip a hedge!

Related terms

• Clip around the earA light slap to the side of the head or ear, typically as a mild rebuke.
• ClipA sharp slap or blow to the head or neck.
• Clip round dearsTo deliver a sharp smack to the side of someone's head.
• Dragged through a hedge backwardsUsed to describe a person that is dressed untidy and their hair messed.
• Houl your tongueAn instruction to remain silent or stop talking.
• Clip at the butt of the lugA little slap across the head (lug = ear). used by parents across the country.