To be still grinning at such silliness?

[BoobleMcB]

So I was casually minding my own business, plodding along when I heard a fella on the phone state that:

Well it was clearly Thursday that broke the camel's straw...

I just about rounded the corner chuckling to myself hoping he didn't notice 😂

What other common sayings have heard people say wrong?

[scruffpup]

@yawning801 amazing!!!!

I'm one of these people that comes out with this shite because my mother gets every saying wrong and I've grown up saying them wrong too!

My last one was when I was talking about DD to the doctor when she was tiny saying that she started crying blue murder as soon as I said it I thought...you fucking tit!

[InMySpareTime]

My DM said "when one door closes, another one rears its ugly head and slaps you in the face". I have no idea what she was trying to say with that mangled set of idioms!

[Apileofballyhoo]

I thought it is blue murder, scruff. A woman I worked for used to describe really lovely experiences as being "out of the blue". I initially thought she'd had an unexpected but pleasant surprise.

[DonnyAndVladSittingInATree]

My ex was always coming out with mixed up sayings, usually when we were rowing which made me burst out laughing and he would get even angrier

He always mixed up unrequited and unconditional. So he used to say he loved me but I didn’t love him so he had unconditional love for me.

He also said “that’s dependable” instead of “that’s debatable”

He used to talk about the compact of things. “Imagine the compact of that car hitting you at that speed”

[Mehfruittea]

My son insists he school have Rhino’s in the toilets!

[Mehfruittea]

*the school. Doh!

[scruffpup]

@Apileofballyhoo oh ffs!! I thought it was supposed to be " crying bloody murder"...see this is why I should avoid any sayings all together!!

[ElizaDontlittle]

That'll put the cat among the penguins

A schoolfriend of mine, circa 1997. I still say it now because it makes me laugh...

[tshirtsuntan]

My nan used to say "It's raining stair roids"

[Marmite27]

I was once told by a colleague her interview was like the ‘French Inquisition’ and couldn’t understand why I couldn’t explain why for laughing.

It’s now work folklore and we say it all the time, though colleague has long since moved on.

[Ragnarhairybretches]

Lady at hospital asking for the Metallic Bone department. She asked several times until the receptionist twigged. Metabolic!

My MIL, ' He has many conkers to his bow'

Also my MIL when driving past a castle said helpfully,' someone built this castle, I don't know who but someone did' .

[Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g]

Today I saw on Twitter somebody who'd overheard a chap talking about 'all the Belgian whistles'.

[thelastredwinegum]

Seen on Facebook - there will be reaper cushions

[Amanduh]

My family say a few purposely wrong, they're in jokes. If someone ever heard us using them they'd assume we were stupid 😂

[Originalfoogirl]

I once decided we should “kill a bird with two one stones”

My friend looked and asked what exactly a one stone is. We still kill a bird with two one stones 😂

[Neuroticwoman]

StereophonicallyChallenged what should it be then? Sounds right to me!
Daimbar There are more white sheep than white sheets so I'm with your boss.

[thelastredwinegum]

Neurotic
As far as the eye can see / as plain as the nose on your face

[Neuroticwoman]

The lastredwinegum thank you!

[LakieLady]

My mother used to drink "decapitated coffee" and referred to the room where the washing machine etc was as the "futility room".

I think she did it on purpose though.

[steppemum]

why would anyone boil fish in a kettle

I'm assuming you know that a kettle is also a large container/pot?

[Twiceover]

'It was a bit of a damp squid'. Love that, so much more expressive than a damp squib.

[steppemum]

she started crying blue murder

That's pretty much right, it is screaming blue murder and it means screaming the place down, as if you had just discovered someone had committed murder. But no idea why it is blue

[AmiU]

I'm bilingual and my family and I do this all the time, translating between languages. If we're bothering her, my mum says 'stop eating my head'.

[ElephantsandTigers]

Cat amongst the pigeons is right.

Screaming blue murder is a normal one.