Old expressions your parents/grandparents used

[LastGarrison]

I'd completely forgotten about that one and yet my mum said it all the time. I used to leave the lights on everywhere in the house.

It’s like Blackpool bloomin illuminations in here.

 

[skyblueinBaku]

"Keep quiet! It's like Bedlam in here."

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

"You're driving me round the twist !"
…..what's the "twist" ?

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

"You're driving me round the twist !"
…..what's the "twist" ?

Ah, that's brought back memories of an Aussie kids show from my youth. Quite fancied the girl in it

 

[ccfcrob]

From a young age I was told that people from Cork are the devils own people

Filtee Corkians!

 

[martcov]

"You're driving me round the twist !"
…..what's the "twist" ?

It doesn’t matter, but I can appreciate why they said it to you. You’ve not changed.

 

[Gazolba]

"You're driving me round the twist !"
…..what's the "twist" ?

I seem to remember that; it's a variation of "You're driving me 'round the bend", so I guess "the twist" meant a twisty road.

I think there was also "You're driving me up the wall".

 

[Gazolba]

A variation of "Money doesn't grow on trees" that my parents often used was "I'm not made of money" or "Do you think I'm made of money?".

 

[Gazolba]

When commenting that something is very common, "they're ten a penny".

 

[SkyblueBazza]

Well I'll go to the foot of out stairs!


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[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

Does anyone say " Bob's your uncle" any more ?

 

[Gazolba]

Does anyone say " Bob's your uncle" any more ?

I haven't heard that in decades. I don't think I ever said it.
Have never called anyone "As mad as a hatter" or "As thin as a rake (or beanpole)".
Or said "I can do it as fast as you can say 'Jack Robinson'"
So many expressions like that are almost extinct.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Does anyone say " Bob's your uncle" any more ?

Yeah, or "Bob's your mother's brother".. followed by "and Fanny's your aunt"

 

[hill83]

Does anyone say " Bob's your uncle" any more ?

Daily.

 

[Gazolba]

When someone referred to a person my mother had never heard of, she would often say "Who's that? The cat's mother?"
No wonder I grew up warped!

 

[SkyblueBazza]

When someone said 'I thought...' if they'd thought wrongly it would be met with "Yeah, well you know what thought did? Thought he had & he hadn't - ended up holding the baby!"

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