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My two favourite sayings are: As mad as a box of frogs! As useful as a chocolate teapot! Just like them and use them whenever I can. :o)

I loved 2 expressions/sayings used by my parents, when surprised or disbelieving..... Well - I'll go to the foot of our stairs! and Well - I'll show my a**e to the roundabout! Never did work those out. lol

I read quote on a daily calendar years ago 'Do good by stealth and blush to find it fame' I've found it a good yard stick Trifley

My Nans saying when asking her how she was would say 'Up and down, like the buses' Jo

Yes iam reading all of these quietly pmsl.

It'll all come out in the wash... Up the wooden hill to Bedfordshire (as we were going up to bed) Get on causie (short for causeway, meaning pavement.) Hold yer horses! Dudoos and tuffees were sweeties. Snap was lunch. (all taken from my grandma, now sadly deceased). And from everyone who lived in Mansfield, 'Ey up me duck, yor rate?' And yes I do miss living there.

A mate of mine used to say when he was happy, 'i'm like a dog with two Di**s.

If we asked what was for dinner, my Nan used to say 'Bread & pullett'. My friends Nan said 'Duck pie & (h)are under the table'. Both came from South London, mine from South West (Putney/Wandsworth) & friend's from South East (Kennington/Peckham). We also had 'I want never got' and if we asked where something was that we couldn't find, it was 'under my left armpit'. Sue xx

No Butterfly thats anew one on me, there must be millions of sayings all unique to their area of invention.my people came from E London and my mother had one for every day of the week.

Mom wheres so and so ? Up the camels a**e in America ! Was the answer we got.Lol

Mum in law's favourites - 'What's for you won't go by you' and 'One day, you'll look back and laugh at this'

If i couldnt find some thing, my nan would say 'up in nannies room, behind the clock'.....never did find it there lol

hi butterfly. all ok.

your sayings. My dear old mum used to say ' every cloud has a silver lining', and it used to help. now i say it to my kid's, what's your favourite saying?