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Phrases that exist(ed) in your family. And ones that you've adopted in yours. Oh, and could any Celts among us please keep it to a minimum please as I'm sure your clan has many, thanks.



A quote = A brace of 6+ tins of lager. "Run round the offy and pick us up a quote son, he'll know it's for me."


There's a lad = Sneering term of one-up-manship employed against someone tasked with doing an un-wanted task i.e washing up. Often used under ones breath in the presence of the delegating parent. Failure to get away with uttering this saying resulted in either re-assignment of task, or a firm slap upside the head.


Don't test me boy = Indication that dad was about to loose it.


Dad, here me out = Opening gambit used to open talks discussing if I could have or do something i.e -


"Dad, before you come to a decision, just here me out."


"What is it?"


"Can I have an airgun?"


"Just let me say a few words on that."


"What?!"


"No."



Over to you.

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Well I've never heard anyone else say it so I'm not sure - I suspect it's something my mental parents made up to shame me in the school yard.


Although I did once hear my nan say that she wasn't as green as she was cabbage looking - prior to that, I had thought they only said it on Corrie.

I know you said nothing Celtic but an exception, please:

"He comes up your back" (seriously) - my mother has given three different meanings for this, each time denying the previous one, and never the one the dirtier mind might suspect. She is now sticking with it meaning 'he unwinds a bit after a while and gets quite chatty' (about shy people). She also claims an idea can 'come up your back'. Don't know if anyone has ever seen the Ricky Gervaise sketch involving the same line in a very different context but each time she says it I find it hard to keep my face straight.

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