Phrases your mother used

''She/he, looks like death warmed up'' Of someone poorly.

"I'll knock your heads together". But she never did.

Harrigran, that was another of mum's as well.

Never say I told you so or it’s pot luck for tea. Her most popular saying until she died was “I got your father from Burtons window so handsome and tall”.

"because Why is a crooked letter" if you kept asking questions. Never really understood where it came from but we knew it meant "shut up"

"Will you frame" was a favourite of my mother, meaning would I do something properly.

Monica my mother was always saying that (to me)! and also "the road to hell is paved with good intentions".

Where there’s mook thas brass ( she was a Yorkshire woman!)

(There she was swanning around) like the Duchess of Buccleugh.Actually that was passed down from my grandmother, c.1920/30s

Mum’s favourites,
‘Wait and see’ if we asked what was for pudding.
Just because you’ve heard/read it, doesn’t make it right or empty vessels make most noise, if we were arguing.
If you can’t be nice, say nowt!
She had a lot more too.

I don’t cut my cabbages twice! Meaning dad was not going to repeat himself!
My mother used to say....that’s a bit more than somewhat! when she was surprised by something.

When I was a teenager and complained about how I looked in an outfit, my mother would say 'No man will get down off his horse to look at you'. She was from Southern Ireland and had lots of strange sayings.

If my mother was amused by something or someone, she used to say, 'It's enough to make a cat laugh'. ?

If I was frowning or scowling my mother used to say " the wind will change and your face will stay like that "

'You have to suffer to be beautiful' as she dragged a brush through the knots in my hair.

She also accused the family of 'lack of inconsideration'. We never dared to mention the double negative!

My mother used to call me a "daft ha'pporth" at least once a day. And not in a nice way.

My mum used to say that it was raining ‘ kittens & puppies’ when it was only spitting

Its a sair fecht. Life is really hard.

I've no more idea than the man in the moon!! She still uses this phrase and my partner and I just smile to ourselves

If you want something done right do it yourself.

From my mum - Life’s not fair, whoever told you it was? and
If you can’t be nice, be quiet.
My dad had many strange sayings - he came from rural Herefordshire.
Do you think we’re made of money?
and if he thought one of us children were getting too big for our boots was Be careful, or your arse will hit the ground with a bump!

Oh and
I’m not as green as I’m cabbage looking

I’ll knock you into the middle of next week, if you’re not careful (she never did)
Who does she think she is, Lady Muck of dung hill?
Wipe that smile off of your face
If they jumped in front of a bus would you do it too?
Still waters run deep ( not sure what that was about, as it used to be whispered)
Do you think that money grows on trees?
Find a pin and pick it up the rest of the day you’ll have good luck ( to me after she had finished sewing , so that the cat wouldn’t step on any stray pins, I had to crawl on the floor to check )
Nice is as nice does.

To name but a few, my Mum had a saying for every occasion!

I’ll knock that smile on to the other side of your face.
She never did! She was a lovely Mum.

You’ll miss me when I’m gone

Empty vessels make the most noise

Sorry, just remembered another.

Ye’re a lang time deid.