Strange old English sayings

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[Satriale's Pork Store]

I'm just going out into the back garden to find a stick...

Wish I had bigger hands!

 

[thecatintheroof]

Don't mention Phil's Law from 1642 (the time of his post as opposed to the year!)

 

[Matesrates]

I'm just going out into the back garden to find a stick...

Wish I had bigger hands!

I just use my thumb, a poke in the eye generally does it

 

[Tangerinetiltingatwindmil]

Stood there like cheese at four pence

 

[Brazil]

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Great stuff!

 

[Raging_Bull]

I remember when I was a young tearaway having run ins with Bolton fans back after the match in the old Burnden Park days and a Bolton copper said to me "Listen lad, if I wasn't so busy I'd lock you up for the night, so I'll give you an old Lancashire saying, go and sling your hook back to Blackpool before I change my mind"

 

[Johnno]

I had a humorous book years ago called ‘Lanky Spoken Here’. (Still available apparently).
It’s full of old Lancashire sayings with their meanings,

The one I remember is “Hald tha clapper else I clack tha lughole”.

Old Lanky for “Shut your mouth or I’ll punch you in your ear”.

Only in Lancashire!

 

[Johnno]

My ex wife’s gran used to say “If you can’t fight, wear a big hat”.
I think I get it, but always thought she was mental funny with her old sayings.

 

[Matesrates]

You can’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs. Always conjures up an image “open wide granny“

 

[hills98]

I know it was just a setup for the England fans line, but the golf one isn’t true.

I was reading recently about common English phrases Shakespeare coined or at least popularised and it’s basically everything!! We all quote Shakespeare every single day and don’t know we’re doing it!

 

[seasiderjohn]

I'm just going out into the back garden to find a stick...

Wish I had bigger hands!

Just hit my thumb with the hammer and he indoors was laughing she wont be laughing in a minute thumbs swelled up to 3x the size wahey