it's grim up north

it's grim up north

cliché An adage that life in Northern England is greatly inferior to that in the South. A: "The company wants me to relocate to the branch in Middlesbrough, but I'm not sure I want to go." B: "Can't say I blame you. It's grim up north."
See also: grim, north, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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  • (it's) (all) Greek to me
  • Greek to me
  • Greek to me, it's
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