Mums sayings.

if you fall and break your leg don't come running to me .... when we climbed the tree

If we asked how old mum was she would say "one off up". No idea what it meant!!

You are full of complaints that nobody dies of.

"You'd laugh if your Granny's arse was on fire!"

"To give a thing and take it back, God will ask you - 'where's that'
You'll say I don't know and God will send you down below.....

My mum actually said that to me today .....???
You gotta love her ....❤️❤️❤️

When I asked my gran how old she was "As old as my tongue and a little bit older than my teeth"
A tall thin girl was "A lark in leggings"
What's for dinner? "A sniff of the butcher's apron"
If someone was leaving too soon "Here's your hat what's your hurry?"

"Life ISN'T fair!"

Same thing, different gravy!

"You'll never miss the water til the well runs dry" and "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride" were two of Mum's favourites.

My Nan used to say "she's got a tongue so sharp she will slit her own throat one day"

You/ they can be huffed, pleased or delighted.
Dad saying.

If ever we asked my Mum how old she was she would say 'as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth'.

When she felt she'd dawdled long enough over a cup of tea my Grandmother would say, " Well, this won't make the bairn a new frock, nor mend the old one " anyone else heard that? N. E. Yorkshire

No but I've heard 'this won't get the baby bathed'! Say it myself sometimes!

Am I allowed to add one from my mil? She once described someone as acting "like a blue-arsed you-know-what", and that became a family favourite.

Hearing a lot of your stories made me think of my mum she would say a lot of those sayings. I do say myself what goes around comes around and my gd always says 'that's karma nan' ?

What's for dinner? = air pie and wind pudding.
It's 8 o'clock and not a baby in the house bathed.

When Mum was surprised by anything she used to say 'Well I'll go to the back of our stairs' not sure this was possible as the pantry was behind the stairs.

What's for dinner - three jumps at the cupboard door!
When me and my sister were being troublesome - I wish I'd had giraffes instead!
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'Life isnt fair and you need to get used to it' (Apparently I say this to my daughters and one of them caught herself saying to someone recently)
All wrapping and no sweetie
Your chickens will come home to roost
My dad used to say the 'as old as my tongue'thing to my children

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Everything in moderation.

Mum in law......"Thinks his body every self cos his mother's got a mangle."

"He's like a Piffy up a stick"

Keep your hand on your ha'penny !
It was the closest she ever got to telling me about sex.

My mum used to say "through it like a dose of salts" to describe doing something quickly: we did try to tell her it wasn't a very nice image to no avail! Her other favourites were "wanking high heels" (no idea where that came from, she didn't swear & we did educate her on that one!) & finally one I still don't get but love "he's a bit chase me I've got chocolate" to describe someone a bit full of themselves-would love to know if anyone else recognises that one?

'Bread and pull it round the table'. When asked whats for dinner

Another mum in law one.....'He's got his Sunday-go-to-meeting shoes on' for someone dressed up