Things our parents used to say

[katyjay 5,091]

If you were being lazy and not clearing up after yourself, mam would say, this is not bleddy Butlins you know.

[Bubblewrap 3,815]

Same here but my Mother would say "Holiday Camp"

[katyjay 5,091]

If you don't behave yersen, I'll knock you into next week!

[carni 10,094]

If someone is telling lies my parents would say....That the person is spinning a fine yarn

and also

When you are sure someone is being untruthful or deceitful, they would say....I am not as green as i am cabbage looking to let the person know they have been sussed.

I still use both of those sayings today

[AfferGorritt 868]

Just remembered another one of grandma's. To laze about annoyingly, loll about, or lean idly against something was to "slawm". Like at dinner - "Sit up straight an' stop slawming abaht", or "If yuh don't stop slawming abaht yu'll ger a clarrup rahnd yer tab"

[... 1,411]

Dont sit on that wall youll get piles.

[Commo 1,292]

In the event of an embarrassing obvious flatulent moment, Mum would say "Better an empty house than a bad tenant!", one her Mothers many such adages.

[FLY2 10,108]

If I was being a bit selfish or nasty to other kids she would say " Don't be peevish". I used to think this was a ridiculous word.

[tomlinson 879]

This may have been mentioned previously but an expression I recall is, 'what the Hanover!', meaning, what's going on?

[... 1,411]

Use ya nodlum

[jane gee 0]

Seeing the reply with stop slopping reminded me of my mum she used to say this to my husband and I before we were married!

[Unmade Marian 26]

They were never Brussells Sprouts, always Nobby Greens. Only found out when I went to live out of Nottingham and asked 'how much are your nobbies? Took some explaining, ha.

Unmade Marian

[Bubblewrap 3,815]

You're like a fart in a coulander

[Trevor S 2,003]

Running around like a blue arsed fly........

[Bubblewrap 3,815]

or a chicken with no head

[StephenFord 866]

You're like a wooden man made of smoke...

[jigsaw937 0]

When asking what was for tea mum used to say " A run round the kitchen and a kick at the pantry door

[jigsaw937 0]

Just remembered another one when it was time for bedwe were told to go up the wooden hill to Bedfordshire

[NewBasfordlad 3,599]

You wee bu99er I'll knock you inta middle a next week if yah don't behave yahsen

[Compo 10,328]

[surprise] "Well, I'll go to Blidworth on a bus!"

[NewBasfordlad 3,599]

My mums was 'Well, I'll go to bottom of our stairs'.

[FLY2 10,108]

After reading these posts, I realise it wasn't just my mother who talked crap.

[fch782c 144]

when i were a kid Apparentley if brains wos dynamite i wunt aye enuf ta blowt skin off of a rice puddn

[NewBasfordlad 3,599]

Variation on that one was 'if brains were dynamite you wouldn't have enough to lift your cap'

[Commo 1,292]

If Mum was eating something particularly sour or tangy, she'd say "It meks yer tabs laff "