Obviously refering to the pride of a parent, what other phrases can you come up with that were past down within your family?
2007-01-21 05:31:42 · 7 answers · asked by Sgt 524 5 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Having moved to Ireland, my favourite Irish phrase is "(S)he didn't lick it off a rock", referring to a behavoral streak in a child which very obviously comes from one of their parents.
2007-01-21 05:36:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My Grandmother was from Cork Ireland. The saying goes like this, "Every crow thinks they are the blackest". To non-galic terms it means everybody thinks higher of themselves than their peers.
2007-01-21 13:39:44 · answer #2 · answered by Radman 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ok this is going to sound really weird, but my grandmother used to say, "Hold her, Knute, she's headed for the barn!" every time my sister or I would act too rambunctious. I guess this refers to an animal running wild...
2007-01-21 13:44:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My father and I have this saying which is a variant of 'better than nothing', when we get something we didn't expect or want we say "It's better than a kick in the head." It always brings a smile or chuckle from other people.
2007-01-21 13:40:32 · answer #4 · answered by jedi_junkie05 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lay with the dogs,you wake up with fleas
2007-01-21 13:36:31 · answer #5 · answered by Hotti_Hot_Hotti 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You never miss the water until the well runs dry.
How true this is.
2007-01-21 13:42:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
"The apple never falls far from the tree"
: )
2007-01-21 16:39:41 · answer #7 · answered by Kitty 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋