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In Australia there is an expression "as the crow flies" referring to the distance from one point to another, if one where flying and unobstructed by land based obstacles.is there a similar expression in Irish? "as the bird flies"?
Gaelic Idioms by Gary Bannister lists díreach trasna na tíre as the Irish version of "as the crow flies"
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“As the crow flies” has been in English since at least the mid 18th century; it’s still frequently used in North America, and I’d expect that it remains in common use in the UK and Ireland also.
How do I differentiate between the bird flies, and the insect. There's a fly in the soup?
The link was missing, but I found it. :) Yes, that's an old one, but a good one. :)
Still not working. Unfortunately Duolingo doesn’t like ampersands in links. :(
Anyway, it can be easily found by searching for the Scéal grinn - cuileog san anraith topic.
