Antiquated Phrases- Do you still use them?

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“Have at you!”

  • Always use it
  • Have used it
  • Never used it

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“Stone the crows!”

  • Always use it
  • Have used it
  • Never use it

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“Egads!”

  • Always use it
  • Have used it
  • Never used it

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Now you

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Cock a hoop

  • Have used it
  • Never used it
  • Always use it

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I said “may as well hang for a sheep as a lamb” to a friend - who is older than me! - once and he didn’t know what it meant and I felt a million years old. I’m not doing a poll, I don’t need the confirmation that I’m ancient

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I have never heard that phrase. It’s quite poetic though. In which context would you use it?

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I use this quite a bit (I’m 38)

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I sometimes sound like a Victorian chimney sweep with more swears.

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Alright, Russell Brand

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i still say ‘blimey’ a lot does that count

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Me too. Is ‘good grief’ antiquated? I say that about 1000 times a day.

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Gordon Bennett!

  • Always use it
  • Have used it
  • Never use it

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I use it, but only because I listen to too much I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue.

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Since you’ve replied “Always use it” to all of my poll, this is exactly how I picture you.

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It means if the punishment/risk is the same, might as well get the most benefit out of it. I have just searched my messages to find why I used it and it was three fucking years ago, why do I remember this? The context was that my friend and I had been jokingly insulting each other when someone else messaged him, and he unthinkingly responded humorously rudely to them as well, and we were saying he should just go with it and call them names too, because if he’s already offended them he might as well

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I’ve just mentioned this to my boyfriend and he also didn’t know what it meant

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Good way of swearing when around the kids imho

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“Six of one, half a dozen of another”

  • Have used it
  • Never used it
  • Always use it

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Good grief

  • Always use it
  • Have used it
  • Never use it

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I’ll be back in a jiffy

  • Always use it
  • Have used it
  • Never used it

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Hanky panky

  • Always use it
  • Have used it
  • Never used it

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Eat my shorts/Don’t have a cow, man

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  • Have used it
  • Never used it

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Don’t have a cow man is an excellent thing to say to someone in a stroppy mood

That and Chill!

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trying to use “it behooves me…” alot.
Like that one