Tis as hard to see a woman cry, as a goose go barefoot

Similar English and Irish sayings:

It’s as hard to see a woman crying as it is to see a barefooted duck It’s as hard to see a woman crying as it is to see a barefooted duck
A woman like a goose, a sharp pecking woman A woman like a goose, a sharp pecking woman
When the old woman is hard pressed, she has to run When the old woman is hard pressed, she has to run

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