Old Sayings

Just been explaining the saying "lick 'em and stick 'em" to the young lady behind the ramp in the pub.
Anyone think of other sayings that are difficult for youngsters to comprehend?

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I said to my future daughter in law. Don throw the baby away with the bath water. She really thought it was funny as she was bathing the baby in a washing up bowl and of course had never heard the expression.

I just remember my mum saying to me.

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Now I explained one to my family just this week , ,

Sweet Fanny Adams which later became Sweet F. All

Sweet Fanny Adams is a interesting one that i found on a History Programme ,

Sweet Fanny Adams was a Small 8 yr old girl who was murdered and chopped up into small pieces ,
So when any one had something small, it was reffered to as Sweet Fanny Adams .
Sailors gave it the Sweet F ***. All when they were given their Tins of rations , inside was small pieces of meat which could have been Sweet Fanny Adams ..

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San fairy Ann is another supposedly from ce ne fait rien picked up by WW1 soldiers.

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Where's your measly contribution to the running of this house?

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I thought it was Sans faire rien Purwell along with Umpety Poo
Un petit peu

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'Life is not measured by the number of breaths taken,
But the moments that take our breath away.