Old Sayings and Modern Counterparts

[Nettie]

We (all the kids) would play in the streets in Harlesden,N.W.10 often to the annoyance of the residents. "If i catch you I'll cut your tail off " was often heard. What would be cut off these days ?

I don't know about cutting anything off but my mother frequently used /uses the terms 'I'll reef you' and 'I'll murder you'...phrases that seem common to that family line when I visit them in Dublin.

[Treetotal]

I'll have your guts for garters.....often heard when we were causing mischief 
Carol

[Ian999]

Two contributions:

Regarding “spend a penny”, I was quite confused for a while when a rather upper crust girl in Oxford said she was going to turn her bicycle round!

And, I have always been partial to the Scouse expression “I’ll marmalize you!” meaning I will beat you up.

[deebel]

Two contributions:

Regarding “spend a penny”, I was quite confused for a while when a rather upper crust girl in Oxford said she was going to turn her bicycle round!

And, I have always been partial to the Scouse expression “I’ll marmalize you!” meaning I will beat you up.

Mick the Marmalizer - one of Doddy's Diddy Men. "Ah'll marmalize ye, Ah'll  marmalize ye!!"

[IgorStrav]

If you left the door open, my Mum would say "were you born in a barn?"
My OH, Roger, quite often comes in and goes out leaving the door open.  My children complain that he has 'Rogered the room'.

Doolallytap was a common expression of hers for someone idiotic.
She'd tell me, when I did something silly, that it 'was a good thing your head's screwed on, you'd forget it otherwise'
'Toots weet' was her instruction when she wanted doing something quickly - took me till 11 when I started learning French to find out what that came from.

[Flattybasher9]

""Ah'll marmalize ye, Ah'll  marmalize ye!!""

We were sweet pacifists.
All that we would say is "I'll marmalade ye, I'll marmalade ye" 
Regards

Malky

[Treetotal]

We were brought up to always tell the truth and to support this we always had  to say "Honest to God" and we never said this to a lie...We weren't sure what would happen if you told a lie and said "Honest to God"
But my Father would often say that we were being "Economical with the truth" if we tried to tell our own version of the truth but hid the real facts...
Carol

[deebel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srp0ctI6YSU

[IgorStrav]

"This post is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws."

Love your footnote, deebel