Amusing Sayings From English Or Other Languages

I've always liked the Lithuanian phrase that means "do it quickly but don't make mistakes" skubėk lėtai - translated that's "hurry slowly".

 

At uni I visited a friend in Lincolnshire where everybody we met greeted you with "Now then" I kept waitjng for what they were going on to say until I realised it was their version of hello.

 

I have no idea what happened her. You ordered fish and chips which cost less than 7 pounds, they refused to sell it to you unless you ordered a lettuce to make up the difference?

 

Hello was only adopted as a greeting because of the telephone. Bell wanted the greeting to be 'ahoy' but he lost out to Edison's preference 'hello' which had hitherto been more of an expression of surprise or to alert someone

 

“We sign who we want”
“In Gino we trust”
Both sayings originated in a different era, steeped in folklore but rarely used these days.

 

You rarely hear "Now then, now then, howza about that then" these days. Not sure why

 

Rattle rattle, jewellery jewellery.

 

Probably someone will fix it

 

What kind of a monster orders lettuce with fish 'n' chips. Mushy peas, battered sausage or a pickled egg are the only acceptible side dishes.

 

Battered sausage WITH fish 'n' chips?

That's two meals, not one.

 

A couple of my favourites:

Face like a bulldog chewing a wasp
Not as green as they are cabbage looking
Lights are on but nobody's home
Not the sharpest tool in the box
Shitting through the eye of a needle

 

I prefer the scouse version of that "Face like a slapped arse" and the scouse use of the adjective "shandy" (which comes from "hand shandy").

 

The same kind of monster who would order mushy peas or pickled eggs for anything other than filler for building repairs

 

I prefer "looks like their face caught fire and they put it out with a mallet."


I also like one I heard recently for use when surrounded by luton fans or whatever:-

"Who left the gate open at the twwat farm?"

 

Wally