bwyta uwd â mynawyd
Welsh
Etymology
Literally, “to eat porridge with an awl”.
Verb
bwyta uwd â mynawyd (first-person singular present bwytâf uwd â mynawyd)
- (idiomatic) to herd cats, to attempt the impossible
Related terms
- pan fydd Nadolig yn yr haf a gwsberis yn y gaeaf (literally “when Christmas will be in the summer and goosberries in winter”)
- pan fydd uffern yn rhewi drosodd (“when Hell freezes over”)
- pan fydd yr Wyddfa’n gaws (“when pigs fly”, literally “when Snowdon is made of cheese”)
- tan ddydd Sul y pys (“when pigs fly”, literally “until the peas' Sunday”)
- unwaith yn y pedwar amser (“once in a blue moon”, literally “once in the four seasons”)
- unwaith yn y pedwar gwynt (“once in a blue moon”, literally “once in the four winds”)
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “mynawyd”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin