"They're a bonny pair," as the craw said o' his feet.
"They're a bonny pair," as the deil said o' his cloots.
They're a' gude that gies.
They're a' gude that's far awa.
They're a' tarr'd wi' ae stick.
"'For my part,' said Macwheeble, 'I never wish to see a kilt in the country again, nor a red coat, nor a gun, for that matter, unless it were to shoot a paitrick. They're a' tarr'd wi' ae stick.'"—Waverley.
They're aye gude will'd o' their horse that hae nane.
"He's free of his fruit that wants an orchard."—English.
They're as thick as three in a bed.
"They're curly and crookit," as the deil said o' his horns.