Barrel of Fun

Speaking in a language learned in adult life can add greatly to the gaiety of conversation. My growing confidence in using the Welsh Language has already produced some 'howlers'. This week a friend on mine, of an Eastern European background, was expressing satisfaction at having the upper hand in negotiations with a lady - and announced to all that "I had her over a wheelbarrow". I realise that occasionally its a case of 'needs must', but this does sound both uncomfortable and riskily unstable!