Sayings
A deadglow: a numbskull, a stupid person. The term is derived from glow; a glow that has died sheds no light.
A dimglow: a not too bright person. The term is derived from glow, a glow loses his lighting abilities gradually, so a "dim glow" does not shed much light.
A hard roll to eat: [D2/9:148].
A hunk of firestone, all gas and ash: said of a braggart or a blowhard [DLG1/104].
A smile wins more than a frown: a saying that Mavi of Half Circle Sea Hold (Menolly's mother) was fond off [H1/4:52].
Acting [or other verb] like a suncrazed wherry: [D2/10:208].
Be grateful for small mercies: [Mor/5:99].
Being Harpertrue: [AtWoP/183].
Bend a tail: a euphemism for defecating [DLG1/104].
Born under the Red Star: said of someone who is evil, generally disliked or (very) unlucky [DLG1/104].
By the Egg: mostly an exclamation of surprise but also used as kind of an oath [D1-3/Dragondex; D1/158].
Cracking your shell over...: [H2/55]
Each egg hatches a different way (but a crack at the right time speeds things up): [D2/4:66]
Flying winglight: [D2/10:197].
For the Egg's sake: [D2/5:95].
For the love of little (green?) dragons: Pernese saying [RSR/6:159].
Free-marked: free of any charge [NS/1:22].
Giving Bitran odds: [AtWoP].
Gone between in thought: [AtWoP/240].
Harper's winter tale: a fairy tale, an untrue story [D1/225].
Has a dragon's two stomachs: said of someone who has an endless appetite [DLG1/104].
Hidebound: Pernese slang for a person who is set his ways [H1/4:45].
Holdbound: Pernese slang for a person who is set his ways.
I have been begging the Egg for...: [D1/223].
It [or expression] won't matter a grain of sand in Igen: [D2/5:94].
If the skies fell, we'd not be bothered by Thread: [D2/8:128].
In the image of all shells: [D2/9:145].
Light wing: [Mor/3:70].
Live to tell the Harper: [Mor/4:83].
Making every mistake in the Record: analogous to the Terran saying "Making every mistake in the book" [D2/6:122].
Marks for [expression]: [D2/10:189].
May it be a warm night between before expression: [D2/4:81]
Example: May it be a warm night between before you catch one (said by F'nor, thinking about Kylara's intention of Impressing a fire lizard).
Maybes seldom are: [H1/5:67].
Sounding like a wherry: [D2/13:249].
Starting to chew firestone: said of weyrlings that have completed their basic training [D2/10:186].
Taking a short dragonride: a euphemism for abortion. To end an unwanted pregnancy a green rider could go between on their dragon, resulting in losing the baby [RSR/3:88-89].
Thank the Shell: [D1:10:178].
That's well dusted: said of something that is nasty or unpleasant [DLG1/104].
The hindmost falls between: [D2/4:69].
The lady breaks bread first: a Pernese custom and saying [D1/75].
There is nothing new under the sun: [Mor/5:100].
When the moons turn green: meaning never [D1/92].
Wherry teeth: meaning nonsense; lies; I don't believe you [DLG1/104].
Why under the double moons?: [D1/133].
Wing-full: [D2/10:186].
Blood will tell: meaning that one's true nature eventually will always show or prevail [RSR/1:35].
Catch two fish on one hook: [DoP/4:76].
Like dragon, like rider: [D1/158].
More than one way to skin a wherry: Pernese proverb meaning there are more ways than one to get the result you want [RSR/1:26].
New brooms sweep clean: old Terran proverb that was also in use on Pern [RSR/1:59].
Solve one problem and five more appear from between: [D2/10:208].
Solution breeds necessity: [H1/5:60].
Surrender the mark: (used by Robinton)
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The more to look the quicker to find: [Mor/5:104].
The sea breeds stern souls: (used by Silvina) [H2/31].
Through Fall, Fog and Fire: meaning under any circumstance, always [D1-3 Dragondex].
