Do you have any crazy sayings?

If one of us had fallen or hurt herself in some way, my dad would say 'ye're no kill't entirely' in a phoney Highland accent. Translation: you're not completely dead.

ach y fi maybe? I think that was how Dylan Thomas spelled it.
My Nana said that a lot too. Mochyn du - you dirty pig was also popular.
And if my Gran wanted to sit and gossip with the grown ups rather than being dragged off to do something she'd say "I've got a bone in my leg"

I don't speak Welsh so forgive my phonetic spelling if you do. To my Granny, weak tea was always "pisher cryx"... cat's pee. She also said "Jowl aryord" a lot which has to do with the devil, and of course "ucha vee" for dirty. {spelling must have her turning in her grave.

I've heard that one as well inthefields ! So many sayings on here that I had forgotten, I hope they don't all die out.

My son-in-law who is German says that too and I had never heard it before.

Oh yes inthefields we say that too !

janerowena ...

it's "stupid o'clock" in my house

Whenever we asked "why?" as a child I was told "because 4's not 5".

When you have to get up too early - 'Up at sparrow's fart'. I have heard someone else say 'Up at lark's fart'.

Oh, Joan, I haven't heard Throp's wife for years!

Mine are often from Yorkshire:

Throng as Throp's wife (extremely busy). The full saying is, Throng as Throp's wife who washed, baked, brewed and fettled (cleaned) all on the same day, then hanged herself wi t' dish claht (with the dish cloth).

Warr ner a man mad o' band (worse than a man made of string)

Gnat's piss (weak tea)

Daft as a brush and not half as handy (Mum's description of me as a kid!)

Eee, I went whiter than a privy mawk ( toilet maggot)

When someone pursues a hopeless argument: "It's like farting against thunder".

When someone gets a fright: "Eyes like organ stops".

When a place is crowded and people are having a good time: "It's like Christmas Day in the workshop" - because where I worked in my early twenties, come Christmas Day all the holiday shift staff would gather in the workshop, kick back and enjoy themselves.

How many beans make five? A bean, a bean, half a bean, a bean and a half and a bean. That's five beans, take away the beans and you have five.

Hungry enough to eat a scabby horse between two bread sacks!

If a beans a bean what's a pea ?- a relief! one of my Dads sayings

Penny for your thoughts!

His eyes stood out like chapel hat pegs (about someone who was looking surprised)

Our family saying was ; if you cant be good, be careful, if you cant be careful, buy a pram..

My Dh refers to slightly plump people ( ) as having a ' belly like a bombay money lender..)

When asked where he was going, my Dad would answer ' there and back to see how far it is'. If he found a lost item ' it was up in Annie's room, behind the clock!'

When I asked 'Why' my gran would say' Because Y's not Z' and B's nor a bulls head !!
If I asked 'What's for dinner she said '3 jumps at t'pantry door and a bite a't shelf'.

It's woops a daisy over here also.

We have always used Oops a daisy too Gillybob! I thought it was an old well known phrase when picking up a child or to a child, like you say, who has tripped.

Still haven't had an answer as to what a piffy is!

I like that one liminetta

I used 2 new stolen from Gransnetters sayings yesterday and both went down very well, thank you.

My friend has a saying "There might be snow on the roof, but there,s still a fire in the grate!"She means that just because she is old,dosnt mean she,s not passionate and fiesty.

Gillybob "Sounds like a wino retching through a kazoo..."

Norman Long, who sang comic songs at the piano, sometimes had as his bill matter, 'All Teeth And Trousers'.

challagedtech That's a bit of a mixed up saying - although I suppose it works! More usually 'In and out like a ...'

As much use as an ashtray on a motorbike...

Not worth blacking up for... Thought to have been said by Billy Bennett ('Almost a Gentleman') after working to an unresponsive audience - in fact he did appear in blackface as half of a double act with Albert Whelan, known as Alexander and Mose...

Sorry GillyB I must be loosing my marbles today! Daft old bat I am.