Old Sayings and Modern Counterparts

[Nettie]

A word rather than a saying...grand.

My mother has been in Australia since 1967 and over my lifetime I have rarely heard her using the word grand in conversation. However, five minutes on the phone to her sister who still lives in Dublin and everyone and everything is grand.

[Roobarb]

My mother's alternative to that was 'champion'. 

[bykerlads]

Grand and champion were words regularly used when I was a child, especially by my dear old grandad.
I can picture him now - a lovely chap with such  a positive view on everything.

[andrewalston]

I adopted "grand" a few years back and now use it automatically where I used to use things like "OK".

I was very pleased when "A Grand Day Out" introduced Wallace and Gromit to the world.

[Treetotal]

Everything was "Smashing" when I was growing up.
Carol

[molar]

When I complained to grandma about her de-tangling my hair or tying tight rags for ringlets she would always reply "pride must abide, and we being quality must bear it!!"
I haven't ever heard of this outside our family so haven't any idea where it came from .

[ruth52]

A phrase I've used for years - came from my mum- "Its as broad as its long", meaning obviously there is no difference!
Does anyone else remember being told to " get hold of my danny" when you were little - meaning get hold of my hand?

[LizzieL]

But one  I have never sussed is my Gran's 'ditto brother chip' to someone having a go at her

My Gran used to say "ditto brother smut" to someone who was like a pot calling a kettle black. She came from Yorkshire and had quite a lot of unusual phrases.

[KGarrad]

One that sprung to mind, seeing as how I'm feeling today!

I feel like Death warmed up.