Author Topic: Expressions (Read 5212 times)

oldspice · « **Reply #45 on:** February 18, 2006, 08:28:29 am »

Happy as Larry

smurfboy · « **Reply #46 on:** February 18, 2006, 04:30:41 pm »

Who is Larry and why is he so happy? And what is so fantastic about Riley's life?

A great one courtesy of Lizzie Birdsworth of Cell Block H - an exclamation of shock... 'Well - bugger me gently!'

goldencup · « **Reply #47 on:** February 18, 2006, 04:33:16 pm »

As a change from things "going down like a lead balloon" I rather like "it went down like a horsesh*t sandwich."

oldspice · « **Reply #48 on:** February 18, 2006, 04:34:56 pm »

It was as popular as a bacon sandwhich at a Barmitza

Cherry_Ripe · « **Reply #49 on:** February 24, 2006, 09:18:03 am »

The principal came up with one in his speech yesterday:

"neither use nor ornament"

Apparently it's a Yorkshire saying.

goldencup · « **Reply #50 on:** February 24, 2006, 02:06:45 pm »

Very William Morris!

loulou · « **Reply #51 on:** February 25, 2006, 09:52:48 am »

My mams fave expression is 'happy as a sandboy'.

oldspice · « **Reply #52 on:** February 25, 2006, 11:45:11 am »

That's popular in London. If you're very dirty, my family say as black as Newgate's knocker. I think this came from the notion that Newgate Prison, very imfamous, had a big, black, brass knocker. Everyone was scared stiff of the place.

loulou · « **Reply #53 on:** February 25, 2006, 01:36:56 pm »

My mam is from Newhaven so perhaps that's where she gets her sayings from.

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