Charming, old fashioned sayings

[randomer]

My IL used to say they couldn't "get on with " something like a cooker or a book.That used to make me smile.
My mother used to say " Oh I like you in that" meaning that suits you, another one which made me smile.

My granny used to say she 'needed a new costume' when invited to a wedding or special party, she meant a new outfit and shoes and a matching handbag. It's lovely and old-fashioned and pretty much gone from people's language now with that meaning rather than theatre or fancy dress.

My grandmother and her sister used to refer to something that was a bit rubbish or disappointing as punk.

I like it when older ladies say something or someone has no finish. It's a gentler way to criticise

Oh dear. I use both of the expressions in the OP! Perhaps I'm getting old. I'm only in my forties!!

@randomer I say both of those! Didn't realise they were old-fashioned (am mid-40s and feeling every second of it!)

I always like the Jane Austen expression to describe someone who is looking at their best - being 'in good looks'. An old-fashioned but more all-encompassing version of 'having a good hair day'. I sometimes assess myself using that phrase before an occasion - alas, I only ever seem to be 'in good looks' on completely random days when it doesn't matter.

“A blind man on a galloping horse won’t notice” if there was something just slightly wrong with how you looked!

I also use both the expressions and don’t think they are particularly old-fashioned (especially the first one) You must be very young, OP!

"You'll enjoy it when you get there" - something my mum used to say if my sister and I were moaning about being dragged to a stately home or country park etc. She was usually correct!

'Eat your crusts - it'll make your hair curl' was something my grandma used to say if I didn't want the crusts on my toast. I don't know why, though, as my hair is curly anyway and when I was a child I longed for ruler-straight hair. Of course, curly hair was in fashion back then - nowadays in the era of straighteners I doubt it would be an inducement to anyone to finish their crusts.

My nana referred to periods as 'the vicar is in the drawing room'

Another from my grandma - if I was doing that thing children do where they keep asking 'why' incessantly, she would put an end to it by saying 'Because Y's not Z and butter's not bread'.

@GleamingHeels

My granny used to say she 'needed a new costume' when invited to a wedding or special party, she meant a new outfit and shoes and a matching handbag. It's lovely and old-fashioned and pretty much gone from people's language now with that meaning rather than theatre or fancy dress.

My granny said she needed a new Rig out!

My mother says "a man on a galloping horse won't notice it" too!

Also "I'm in, Meredith, I'm in" which the entire family inc grandchildren now also say. We all associate this saying with her so much that when she dies we are going to have "she's in, Meredith, she's in" as her epitaph!

My son's girlfriend is staying with us during lockdown. She cracked up when I pronounced something "gives me the willies." It made our day when someone on Mad Men (our current binge watch) used the same expression.

Dresses were always 'frocks' in my grandma's parlance, which I don't think is a word you hear very often these days.

I love 'most agreeable!' which i heard on a period drama. Completely underused. Also, my grandmother used to say cheeky children were being artful. I also love it when people say 'how do you do?'

When we used to cry or whine as kids (not seriously hurt or whatever!) my grandpa used to tell us to "dry up and and blow away"

A little mean but I like it 😂

I always smile when I read the Sherlock Holmes books, as Conan Doyle was very fond of the word 'ejaculate' to mean a violent exclamation:

'My dear Watson!' Holmes ejaculated.

Also used in the same way by Richmal Crompton. It's a shame this usage has been almost entirely eclipsed by the modern one.

My Great Nan always used to ask if I was courting anyone!

@TH22

My Great Nan always used to ask if I was courting anyone!

Oh, yes! I used to get 'are you courting?' from my grandparents when I was a teenager. (Answer: no.)

@Chunkymenrock

I love 'most agreeable!' which i heard on a period drama. Completely underused. Also, my grandmother used to say cheeky children were being artful. I also love it when people say 'how do you do?'

Oh , like the Artful Dodger?

'Short arms, deep pockets' for anyone lacking generosity

In December dd 4.5 announced on the way home from school that her britches were falling down. She definitely got that from my mum lol

We had a neighbour when I was a school girl and she always referred to painting and decorating as "cleaning" and it never made much sense to me. I still hear it occasionally but in my family this expression was never used to describe putting wallpaper up and slapping on emulsion!
Does anyone remember their grannies telling them they spread "best butter" on their bread?