‘those are very stupid dogs. Look at the size of its head’ - my Dad said this every time he saw a whippet, and now I do too
‘that’ll do bloody rightly’ - a saying my grandfather passed to my dad that is passed to me, used when doing any DIY and you can’t be bothered to actually do it 100% right
‘Where you born in a barn?’
‘You make a better door than a window’
‘You’re shaped like a wooden man made of smoke’
‘Oh no John, no John, no John, nooo’ (sung) even though I’m not called John
Ah yes also ‘the house is lit up like the titanic’. I believe English people say ‘the house is lit up like the Blackpool illuminations’ which makes much more sense to be honest
Not sure but I do say something that a disers mum introduced me to. When you’re switching from one wine to the other she’d pour a tiny drop of the new one into the glass and you drink that first to sort of clean the glass before filling it up.
Her relative also did it and they all called it a Petit Bernard after him and now I say and do it and she’s absolutely delighted as she basically wants it to go viral
Not my parents but my Granny used to say things where “topping” a lot and I liked it. I would like to say this more but it does not come naturally. You need a really good northern accent to say it properly though. “Top-een” mine falls short.