Published on 12, July, 2020
My head is a repository of all the old sayings my mum used when I was little and they stuck.
I only ever hear people my age (50+) using these now.
It's a shame if their use disappears completely.
I'd be curious to know whether any of the younger members of the forum know/use these.
Please share any you know.
There is a lot of wisdom in these.
A few that spring to mind immediately.
A stitch in time saves nine.
He who hesitates is lost.
Look before you leap.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Jack of all trades, master of none
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Out of the frying pan, into the fire
Youth is wasted on the young
Kill two birds with one stone.
A bad workman blames his tools
A fool and his money are soon parted
Honesty is the best policy
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Careless talk costs lives
Don't rob Peter to pay Paul
My dad always says '____ is about as useful as a fart in a colander'. It's always made me chuckle but mainly because of the image it creates.
I like this one. My dad says it a lot.
'One sandwich short of a picnic"
Last year a man randomly danced on the train tracks and the police were called out and my Granny said that saying them, he's one sandwich short of a picnic lol.
'All things come to those who wait'.
Ben
Thanks for that..
Dashing round like a fart in a colander. I wonder if that will be censored?, I'm sure some of my Nan's saying would be, lol.
I Sperg said: "a little of that, goes a long way"....
I Sperg said:aft gang agley
= often go awry
Robbie Burns
Body of Pamela Anderson face of Desperate Dan
If in doubt, give it a clout.. (Old T.V. Engineers saying)
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
About as easy to accomplish as poking butter up a porcupines bum with a hot needle.
He/she had a face for radio / a face only a mother could love / a face like a bulldog licking pi55 off a nettle.
He could fall into a barrel of *** and still come out sucking his thumb!
It was a tough fight but once more I managed to wrest defeat from the jaws of victory.
The best laid plans o' mice and men, aft gang agley (I don't actually know precisely what that last bit translates to, but use it anyway)
And I must mention the young lad I saw in the street contemplating a long line of footprints originating form a smeared dog poo, he must have been about 9, and he said, in such an OLD voice, "a little of that, goes a long way"....
To be hoisted by your own petard
"Hell Bent for Leather"
"Don't switch horses in the middle of a stream.'
"I gotta pee like a race horse"
Every time the Met. Office issues a 'Yellow snow warning', I think, 'Don't eat the yellow snow!"
"it's all swings and roundabouts"
out_of_step said:Muck
The one I learned starts with 's' and ends with 't'.
Yes, I like that one too - it has to be said with a 'north of Watford' (southern expression) accent though.
Muck.
I like "where there's muck there's brass"
Ian said:in a puddle
That must be the middle class version!
My working class one doesn't use such a nice simile
And they're off!
I blame him too!!!
out_of_step said:You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink
The horses are out of the paddock and on the course!
There's no stopping them now.
I blame Amerantin.
He started it
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink