Local phrases and sayings

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Supersuperleeds

Legendary Member
Location
Leicester
We have a saying that goes like this...

We'll I'll go to the foot of our stairs

...it's used when one intends to relocate themselves to a position on or near the lowest tread of their staircase.

My old man uses a similar one.

"Well, I'll go to our house"

A couple more my dad uses.

"You're as thick as two short planks"

"If brains were dynamite, you wouldn't have enough to blow your hat off"

Both used a lot at me when as a kid I did something stupid.
 

Gravity Aided

Legendary Member
Location
Land of Lincoln
We use over by or over to to designate in the vicinity of.
We have to go over by the Jewels after work to get some groceries.
Some how, the name Jewel (the food market chain) gets pluralized in conversation about it. The more so, the closer you get to Chicago.
 

classic33

Leg End Member
We use over by or over to to designate in the vicinity of.
We have to go over by the Jewels after work to get some groceries.
Some how, the name Jewel (the food market chain) gets pluralized in conversation about it. The more so, the closer you get to Chicago.
One word too many!
 

steve50

Disenchanted Member
Location
West Yorkshire
When someone is not quite "with it" they're "as bright as a blackout", not a full shillin', not the sharpest tool in the box. about as much use as a chocolate fireguard, about as much use as a one legged man in an arse kicking contest.
 

DRM

Guru
Location
West Yorks
In the article the 'couldn't stop a pig in a passage' is an agricultural term as they said but referred to old ploughmen when I heard it due to developing bandy legs from walking in furrows when working horses. I heard 'You can tell an old ploughman he couldn't stop a pig in a passage' :smile:
Also used in parts of Yorkshire, He couldn't stop a pig in a ginnel (ginnel being a passage way)

[QUOTE 4543403, member: 259"]He's got a monk on - he's in a bad mood. (Derbyshire) (well in fact we would have said "gorra" not "got a".)[/QUOTE]
Also heard around Wakefield, Pontefract & Castleford areas, as in sulking & quiet.

The generic population of Sheffield are commonly known as "thee, tha, thower's"
Don't thee thou me, go thee thou thi sen and see how tha likes it.
 
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