Common idioms and sayings in Arburg

Don't offer me an orb and then give me a bolt!

As far as idioms go, this is a simple and straight-forward one. It is referring to the currency used in Arburg, Arburgian Silver. A bolt is the smallest coin, and an orb the largest. The definition is: don't promise someone something big and then only give them a fraction of what you promised. This can refer to anything, not just money and valued items. Other versions of this idiom include:
He gave me an bolt for something worth an orb!

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Have you been living in Agland?

This is the equivalent to us asking: "Have you been living under a rock?". It is used when someone doesn't know about something new that happened, or when they missed out on something really prominent.
Related articles: Agland

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Don't go riding on Silk.

The basic meaning of this saying is: don't make yourslef any more important than you are. This, however, is not referring to the material, bit Hanna Lynn's horse, Silk.
Related articles: Horse, Hanna Lynn

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The oil to your Atra.

This is a cheesy phrase that illustrates how much someone means to you, to the point where you can't live without them, like Atra couldn't live without its oil.
Related articles: Atra and Oil.
This phrase is the most commonly used one, but other versions that use similar metaphors include:
"The water to your Spoital" (see Spoital )
"The Cetrobur to your Cetrary" (see Cetrary, Cetrobur )
"The crops to your Pleosal" (see Pleosal)

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As messy as the Great Conquering

This emphasises how difficult something was, like perhaps a cooking endeavor, or a wooing gone wrong. The Great Conquering was a messy, bloody series of battles that didn't really achieve as much as it was supposed to.
Related articles: The Great Conquering, Wooing, Arburg General Cookbook

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As welcoming/friendly as an Atrian

This is a rather sarcastic saying, and it refers to the hospitality (or lack thereof) of the Atrians. They are very hostile and do not easily welcome strangers into their town, so if someone says that you were about as welcoming as an Atrian, you had better check up on your manners.
Related articles: Atra