Sayings from childhood you remember

[hellobethyname]

Thinking today about all the things my grandparents / parents used to say :

Put wood in"t hole = shut the door

If you were dallying you were "like a fart in a trance "

What's for tea ? "Shit with sugar on"

My gran to express shock would say " oh my godfathers teeth"

Another fave was "it"ll all come out in the wash "

"Gods strewth" was another

Am I alone in these ? Any others people remember?

Are you from the North of England?

I've not heard "like a fart in a trance" before, but that's hilarious!

My nan used to say gone for a Burton. No idea what it meant.

Ecky thump "owd you figure that out . Was it me flat cap and whippet ?

Born in york as it happens and my grandparents brought me up both from York . There are more northern places .....

Barnsley has its own language !

A mishap of some sort . I still say it now !

"Well I'll go to the foot of our stairs" - I can't believe it

I'm from lancashire but I bloody love York. One of my all time favourite cities.

As much use as a chocolate teapot

Wait until your father gets home

You can sit there until you’ve cleared your plate

I was a child in the 80s and I remember my mum always referring to a messy room as looking like Beirut. Of course I thought it was just a saying, but now I realise it was a reference to events at the time.

She always used to refer to anyone being slow as ‘the slow boat to china’.

If you weren’t listening you were ‘cloth ears’

Were you born in a field? (door left open)

Yep use that one and as much use as a chocolate fireguard .

"My stars" said in a disapproving tone from grandparent to child. Akin to "good grief!" I suppose

Stop crying or ill give you something to cry for

You make a better door than a window (usually if you're standing in front of the telly)

We had "were you born in a barn" 😂

Gordon Bennett

Yes! Remember that one !

Up the wooden hill

Ye not made o glass
(When stood in front of the tv)

To bed ! Yep heard that too!

Used to get
Called fanny adams and still no idea who she is .....

If you had a brain, you would be dangerous

Alright cocker

If the wind changes, your stay like that...

Load of codswallop

See a man about a dog

Remember the Fart in a trance and gone for a burton too

My partner still tells our daughter that she doesn't make a very good window if she is standing in front of the tv.

When I asked where someone was :
Run away with a black man (probably not very acceptable now !)

And what are you doing ?
"Making a wim wam for ducks to dabble in "
😂