Favourite expressions you use a lot (lighthearted)

"Come out, it's not a chip shop!"

Said to us as children, mostly by our grandparents, if we were seen picking our nose.

I have used it with all my grandchildren because it amuses me, and it seems a shame to let it die out 😁

"And pigs will fly."..meaning there's no chance of whatever it is happening
" happy as a coo lying in shite" meaning obviously the person is happy

When I was an infant teacher and multiple children needed my attention I used to say “ one dog, one bone”
They had no idea idea what I meant but often fell about in hysterical giggling!

My husband says 'put your leg in bed' when he wants to walk arm in arm....anybody else heard this?

We always heard as happy as Larry (rather than Harry)

My grandfather said “Let the dog see the rabbit” when he couldn’t quite see something in front of him and he wanted too . I remembered him saying it when reading to me and my head got in the way of the book.

There’s no pockets in shrouds (as in no point in hoarding your money, you can’t take it with you.)

Another one I use a lot ( again to grandchildren) is ‘ Do you think it’s outside you’re in?’ if the noise level is too high.

Happy as Larry in our house.
And "Put wood int'hole" for shut the door.

My dad used to say, "Go on. Give the cat another goldfish!" meaning you should allow yourself some little treat or indulgence. I caught myself saying it recently and everyone looked at me absolutely uncomprehending. It loses its immediacy when you have to explain!

"Like a lost dog at a fair" was how my mother described anyone wandering aimlessly about not actually doing anything or going anywhere.

Dorisdodar

My husband says 'put your leg in bed' when he wants to walk arm in arm....anybody else heard this?

Never! That’s a new one to me.

dalrymple23

Lots of those above but one which is used regularly here is "as much use as a f..t in a windsock"! Although for some reason, the parents of an friend transposed 'windsock' for 'curtain pole'!

...or in a colander...

‘Xx has a face like a bulldog chewing a wasp’
‘Is the tide out?’ cuppa not full up.
‘It’ll all end in tears’

If the sky was dark with rain clouds my mum would say ' its as black as Newgate's knocker' I never did find out what it meant though.

You are better as a door than a window ( you are standing in the way).
Were you born in a barn? ( shut the door- it’s draughty in here!)

travelsafar

If the sky was dark with rain clouds my mum would say ' its as black as Newgate's knocker' I never did find out what it meant though.

This is an expression referring to a knocker on Newgate Prison’s door through which prisoners would enter this particularly grim London prison.

If it’s for you,it won’t go by you ,

Bye, he was as fit as a lop! (Yorkshire accent) If someone had died unexpectedly.

I forgot, another favourite of mine is

What comes around, goes around. I have personal reasons to quote this!

Loving reading these i can hear my (late) parents saying most of them! However when I use any now I usually follow with "as my Mum would say" and also realised my children don't use any of them! Is it just me?

Sallywally1

I forgot, another favourite of mine is

What comes around, goes around. I have personal reasons to quote this!

Yes I say that too but can’t remember it being passed down by my parents.
Another saying that I can’t remember them saying but I say a lot is ‘there is no such thing as a free lunch’.

We used to say “what goes around comes around “
“As much use as a chocolate fireguard”
I have always driven older cars . A neighbour once said to me “third class riding is better than first class walking “
I often repeated that one to my children

Jaysus if he eats that he'll fart fire and drive cows....my irish mammy

There’s a shower in the glen.

When the children were getting a bit boisterous meaning there will be tears soon!

Scribbles, my saying for a treat or indulgence is, ‘ To Hell wi’ poverty, put another pea in the soup’, or ‘ gie the cat the canary’.

Different strokes for different folks.
Same old, same old.

My dad used to say “ you’re captain of the all is lost brigade” when things weren’t going well.

Shel1951

Jaysus if he eats that he'll fart fire and drive cows....my irish mammy

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