Has anyone ever heard this expression?
It means that you believe yourself above your station.
Where does it originate?
Who's Grandmother was it? What was her Yacht called?
Google (for once) does not help me.
2006-08-15 04:25:50 · 6 answers · asked by ? 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I've never heard it before .... but I do like it .... because I am a granny .... and we do have a yacht .... but an unpretentious one ... possibly it is a phrase of your local area ... or is it something that could have originated within your own family?
2006-08-15 04:33:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's really hard to pinpoint where some of these expressions originate from, but it's interesting to note that they endure long enough to become a cliche. I don't think it was anyone's grandmother in particular, nor did she necessarily own a yacht. My definition of the expression is slightly different. I think it means that a person is behind the times, and is meant as derogatory.
As for your definition, some very recent commercials for women's wear have borrowed and paraphrased this expression -- "Not your daughter's jeans" -- in other words, jeans that don't fit like a second skin, or show the navel, but more relaxed-fitting jeans that cover up everything -- more appropriate for a teenager's mom.
2006-08-15 04:49:55 · answer #2 · answered by gldjns 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was the yacht featured in duran duran video for rio
2006-08-15 04:33:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard it before in my life, sorry. very stange expression, isn't it?
2006-08-15 04:46:31 · answer #4 · answered by fae 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask an old wife for a tale
2006-08-15 04:32:37 · answer #5 · answered by thecharleslloyd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard that one before but it's Fab, I shall be using that phrase from now on, thanks
2006-08-16 06:47:17 · answer #6 · answered by little pink dynamite 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋