taro'r tant mawr
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally “to hit the big note”.
Verb[edit]
taro'r tant mawr (first-person singular present trawaf y tant mawr)
- (idiomatic) to ride the high horse, to be arrogant
- Synonym: bod ar gefn ei geffyl
Related terms[edit]
- taro tant (“to strike a chord”)
Further reading[edit]
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “taro'r tant mawr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies