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List of Idioms
Below is a list of some phrases and idioms used in Ackenzal and its colonies, current and former.
| Phrase | Meaning | Origin |
| “A Trickster’s maze” | Something overly complicated or not navigable | From the anathem’s legend |
| “Find salt in the sand” | To discover meaning in a mundane place | From a parable explaining the Oversoul |
| “Yarn-talk” | To use innuendo or to subtly communicate a hidden message. | From the Magpies’ method of using knotted yarns to send secret messages. |
| “Barking-Iron” | A pistol. | – |
| “Hush-Steel” | A springbolt. | Purposeful inversion of “Barking-Iron” |
| "Flap-bleeder | A preparation of chewing quid. | From the red saliva chewers produce and spit out from their ‘flaps’ (mouths) |
| “Advance the spark” | To ready oneself. | A term from smithing. |
| “Warm as a Scheznyk’s tit” | Very cold | Ironic, referring to the frigid climate of Ejdaqru |
| “Flaybottomist” | A teacher | From the use of paddling in schools |
| " Pygmie kiss " | Oral sex | From halflings’ height and prevalence as prostitutes in Wyvar and other regions of Ackenzal |
| “Fresh off the horn” | Overcooked; also, a veteran | Fanciful location of where overcooked meat is cut from |
| “Buff Rutter” | Someone who sleeps with slavebred. | ‘Buff’ is slang for dog, ‘rut’ a term for mating season. |
| “Followmelads” | The curls that hang below a woman’s shoulder | – |
| “Man of Letters” | A criminal | Refers to the practice of burning characters into the skin of criminals to indicate the crime committed |
| “Coney-catcher” | A con man | A term for a rabbit hunter. |
| “Hide it Delve deep” | To bury a secret beyond recovery | Reference to The Delve |
| “Untied” | Dead | In reference to the destruction of a Knot after death. |
| “Merry-Begotten” | Child of a prostitute; a bastard | – |
| “Witcher Tilter” | A basket-hilted sword | From the swords commonly used by The Inquisition |
| “Walking the Way” | To walk or act as if one is of high station. | From the famous road in Wyvar called “King’s Way”, which the High King used to take to his palace. |
| “Summer Court charm” | Diplomatic ability | Reference to the Ondine telepathic ability |
| “Go to the crows!” | An insult, meaning ‘go to hell’ | – |
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