When the hen gaes to the cock the birds may get a knock.
"Spoken when widows, who design a second marriage, prove harsh to their children."—Kelly.
When the heart's fu' the tongue canna speak.
When the horse is at the gallop the bridle's ower late.
When the man's fire and the wife's tow, the deil comes in and blaws't in lowe.
When the pat's fu' it'll boil ower.
When the pea's in bloom the mussel's toom.
Where the pig's broken let the sherds lie.
"A proverbial phrase, applied to death, as expressive of indifference with respect to the place where the body may be interred."—Jamieson.