old sayings

[conahy calling]

• Hardly an "old saying" but anyway

As much use as a handbrake on a speedboat

Like a square peg in a round hole

[MJW]

SwissGill & alienlady

Re. "It's no good being the richest corpse in the graveyard". 

I think this saying really concentrates the mind (and perhaps the pocket !!) - far more so than "you can't take it with you".

Malcolm

[a-l]

Malcolm I couldn't agree more, so succinct. Keep them coming !

[Mike in Cumbria]

On the same lines:

There are no pockets in shrouds.

[a-l]

Life's grand as long as you don't weaken

[a-l]

Men going to the toilet, just going to turn my bike round.

[Eds]

    Better get wriggle on

    Must get cracking

    In other words have to get going

[conahy calling]

Bright eyed and bushy tailed

meaning wide awake and looking well,  have heard it in Dublin

[snaptoo]

Here is one that I have just used on another thread........

Keep your pecker up