old sayings

[conahy calling]

• Pulling the devil by the tail  (struggling along, barely getting by )
  

[Billyblue]

My get up and go has got up and gone!

My aunt used to say that!

Watch out where the huskies go and don't you eat that yellow snow!

        

Dawn M

[lyn22]

I am not sure if this has been said My Mother used to say were you born in a tent ( when Dad left the door open ) and he would say no but my brother was ( he really was ).    Take Care Lynette

[SwissGill]

Watch out where the huskies go and don't you eat that yellow snow!

That's good. Pity there's no snow when picking blackberries.

[Redroger]

I am not sure if this has been said My Mother used to say were you born in a tent ( when Dad left the door open ) and he would say no but my brother was ( he really was ).    Take Care Lynette

This reminds me of a very local saying in Boston Lincs; i.e. "Do you come from Bardney?" This is a community south east of Lincoln very rural and where it was implied the use of doors was unknown to the locals.

[lyn22]

 Hello Redroger no I am from Australia and so were my parents. She had some other strange sayings but I cannot remember them. My Mums Grandparents came from West Winch Take Care Lynette

[snaptoo]

Just used this one on another topic!!!!!!!!

Put the cat amongst the pigeons

[Treetotal]

A variation from my "Neck of the woods"......"Put wood in hole...where born in a field"

Carol

[SwissGill]

My Dad always said if either my  brother or I burped at the dining table:

Bring out Drinkwater's pigs, Sybil - Drinkwater was a neighbour.