rhoi'r ffidil yn y to
Appearance
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to put the fiddle in the roof”.
Verb
[edit]rhoi'r ffidil yn y to (first-person singular present rhof y ffidil yn y to)
- (idiomatic) to throw in the towel, to give up
Synonyms
[edit]- taflu'r drol (literally “to overturn the cart”)
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhoi'r ffidil yn y to”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies