What did your mother say?

A Bone to Pick: (someone who wants to discuss a disagreement)

An Axe to Grind: (Someone who has a hidden motive. This phrase is said to
have originated from Benjamin Franklin who told a story about a devious man who
asked how a grinding wheel worked. He ended up walking away with his axe
sharpened free of charge)

A bad apple spoils the whole barrel: (one corrupt person can cause all the
others to go bad if you don’t remove the bad one)

At sea: (lost or not understanding something)

Bad Egg: (Someone who was not a good person)

Barking at a knot: (meaning that your efforts were as useless as a dog
barking at a knot.)

Bee in your bonnet: (To have an idea that won’t let loose)

Been through the mill: (had a rough time of it)

Between hay and grass: (Not a child or an adult)

Blinky: (Between sweet and sour…as in milk)

Calaboose (a jail)

Cattywampus: (Something that sits crooked such as a piece of furniture
sitting at an angle)

Dicker (To barter or trade)

Feather In Your Cap: (to accomplish a goal…this came from years ago in
wartime when warriors might receive a feather they would put in their cap for
defeating an enemy)

My friend's grannie used a lot of sayings such as: "I'll fix your little red wagon", or "Ill clip your wings". As a child, I had no idea what the heck this ole lady was talking about. I don't remember my parents saying too many things like that except for mom who use to say" Elbows off the table Mabel". Well shoot my name wasn't Mabel. No wonder I'm so confused today.

Oh and always wear clean underwear in case you get in an accident. My mom's only concern was I had clean underwear on. Geez.

I heard the one about clean underwear and think of it every time I put my underwear on!

And also the one that it was hurting them more than me! (Not)

These are great Pat, thanks! One of my mom's fav's was, "well isn't that just like the pot calling the kettle black!". lol

hugs,

I heard a few of these but most are new to me.

OHHHHHHHHH I love some the old time expressions..One of the funniest things I heard growing up was " don't have brains to pour pee out of a boot" Ha ha ha..why would anyone pee in a boot? I couldn't never figure out if you where smart enough you wouldn't pee in a boot anyway..lol.

I was raised by my father ...his favorite saying was ... “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” (and to this day I live by this rule)

another aas we grew to teens & grumbled about how stern he was was ... “Don’t worry, I’ll pack up the rest of your things and send them to your new address.”

WOW...THOSE BRING BACK SO MANY GOOD MEMORIES...SIGH! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THEM.


THE BEST PART IS, WE BECOME PARENTS AND FIND OURSELVES REPEATING THEM TO OUR OWN KIDS.

MY PERSONAL FAVOURITE...'MONEY DOESN'T GROW ON TREES, YOU KNOW.'

wow at all these, i have heard some of them to..

another i have heard alot is.... ''Your Barking up the wrong Tree'' meaning you have got the wrong idea, or if its gossip about someone and not true this could be said as well..

I heard "pretty soon we'll be living in the poor house". I sure as heck didn't want to live there...wherever it was.