To ask for your favourite sayings/phrases?

[SailAwaySandra]

Mine are

I’d rather be late in this life than early in the next

And

If you want something done properly, do it yourself (bloody annoying but always true)

I always say to my daughters.
" If it makes you unhappy don't do it".
Mine is.
"If in the afterlife there is no music.. then we will need to invent it"

“Si tacuisses philosophus mansisses”
as so eloquently spoken by Sir Humphrey Appleby …
“if you’d kept your mouth shut we might have thought you were clever”

He's/ she's got more faces than the Townhall clock.
( Someone being two faced).

Can’t organise a piss up in a brewery
a sandwich short of a picnic

I was running round like a tit in a trance. It became a lot less amusing when I realised it referred to the bird. Which was actually only recently.

A good compromise leaves nobody happy.

It smells like a tent full of scouts.

Shy bairns get nae sweeties.

“he’s standing there with his two arms the one length”
to describe a useless / lazy person who ought to be busy

“he’s neither use nor ornament”
to describe an unfortunate who hasn’t got much going for him

"It's ok. Nobody's died. It's not that big of a deal."

"Be kind to yourself."

"You've mistaken me for someone who gives a shit what you think."

I love this and use it and remind myself of it quite a lot !!!

Another one I use since I heard it in something DH was watching is 'chop chop motherfuckers' !! So much catchier than hurry up !!!

Like hearding cats.

Getting John to finish this project is like hearding cats.

'Don't let the door hit you on the way out!' (In other words, go away!!!)

Your opinion is very important - just not to me

As much use as a glass eye through a keyhole.
I’m not so green as I’m cabbage looking.
(in response to curiosity killed the cat) satisfaction brought it back.

Mad as cheese
Thick as mince

Don’t know why because neither makes any sense

"Did somebody just put 50p in the idiot?"

"Ah wouldnae gie yer/him/her/it the reek aff ma pesh!"

I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed.

I’m in Ireland so I’ve learnt about “notions” today. We go a pot of veg with our dinner containing one mini sweetcorn. DP pointed at it and said, “notions”.

A couple from the Tech Sector:
He has an ID-10T problem (ID ten T) = idiot
It's a PICNIC situation (Problem In Chair, Not In Computer)

I think I must be suffering from alzheimer's I can't remember asking for your fucking opinion.

Lame

Nope🤷‍♀️

Absolutely not 🤷‍♀️

I love saying 'Fill your boots!' when you want someone to have as much as they want but no idea where it comes from!