The tears flow down her back

phr.

Heard in Cork

Cross-eyed.

In use

That bird's so cross-eyed the tears flow down her back!

Posh English

That young lady is so cross-eyed her tears trickle down her back!

  • Tears to a stoneExtremely sad or moving enough to elicit tears from the hardest of hearts.
  • Lift de cross off an asses backA person so dishonest they would steal anything not nailed down.
  • Goo eyedLoss of bodily functions due to inebriation (gee eyed is a similar term used elsewhere).
  • The crossTurners Cross stadium in Cork.
  • BackThe rear part of a house, specifically the kitchen area at the back.
  • Back at the ranchA phrase popularised on local radio when returning to the main sporting action after a…