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UNCO folk's no to mird wi'.
"Ye ken yoursel best where ye tint the end-Sae ye maun foremost gae the miss to mend. 'Tis nae to mird wi' unco folk ye see,
Nor is the blear drawn easy o'er their e'e."
Ross's Helenore.
Under water dearth, under snaw bread.
If a field has been inundated with water the crop will be spoiled; but if covered with snow it will be improved, as the soil is warmed and nourished thereby.
Unseen, unrued.
"Unsicker, unstable," quo' the wave to the cable.
"'Unsicker,' not secure, not safe, unsteady."- Jamieson
Upon my ain expense, as the man built the dyke.
Untimeous spurring spoils the steed.
Up hill spare me, doun hill tak tent o' thee.
Use maks perfyteness.
The Scottish version of the very common saying, "Practice makes perfect."

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