Strange Sayings And What They Mean

[Bobbisox1]

And where did they originate from?
A lot are very likely to be regional I'd imagine

DONT coming running to me when you break your leg???
Well I'll go to the foot of the stairs?

How many more ?

[Rosie29]

Well - blow that for a game of soldiers !

[Bobbisox1]

Haha Rosie , my take on that I'd little boys playing with a Fort playing with tin soldiers
I'll go to the foot of the stairs? you'd have to if you're going up them , haha

[AuntPollyGrey]

"stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about!"

somethings my nana used to say

"get out them clarts yu'll get hacky!"

"if yer mam finds out she'll play war!"

[Paigntonian]

Skenning like a bag of whelks.

[Bobbisox1]

Now there's a few to throw open APG
hacky dorty and clarty haha

[Bobbisox1]

What's skenning Paigntonian ?

[Rosie29]

Extraordinary some of these sayings. My mother used to say Blowvthat for a game of spldiers if she was expected to do something that she didnt want to or felt she shouldnt do. Where it came from I dont know.

[Bobbisox1]

You'll be laughing on the other side of your face in a minute
Eh?

[ToraToraTora]

my mum used to say "your face is as black as noogits" - it was only much later I realised she meant Newgate's as in Newgate's Knocker!

[Bobbisox1]

Never heard that Ttt, is Newgates knocker regional :0))

[Mamyalynne]

" Tha weren't made at Pilkingtons" - if you blocked the view of the telly.

[bednobs]

if the wind changes your face will stay like that.

I always used to tell my daughter I knew when she was lying because her eyes changed colour, when of course I knew because i'm her mum!

[ToraToraTora]

it's a London expression:
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/as-black-as-newgates-knocker.html

[emmie]

Newgates prison Bobbi, in the capital

[Ken4155]

Skenning is squinting or staring, Bobbi

[AuntPollyGrey]

Obscure meanings here:

'Kicking the bucket'
'what's that got to do with the price of fish?'
"he's got a huge chip on his shoulder'

[Bobbisox1]

Arh right , thanks Em

[Smowball]

You’re barking up the wrong tree
You’ve got the wrong end of the stick.
I’m over the moon.

[Ken4155]

"Better than a slap in the face with a wet kipper."

[Bobbisox1]

APG, I have visions Ogden kicking a big bucket before leaving this world now haha
Price of fish will be to do with the Northumberland coastal villages I'd imagine