The Ye Olde Sayings Thread

oomslokop wrote: (does it have to be english?)

Not at all, look at duke's posts or the majors come to that.

oomslokop wrote: this is not english (does it have to be english?) but in batavia (colonial tempo doeloe name for jakarta) the indos (halfbloods/mestizo) used to say "let's write a letter in english" and make a writing gesture with their hands when they wanted to take an afternoon nap.

What do you think are the roots of that saying?

She's too fond of dropping her handkerchief = Lady of loose morals/promiscuous

Credited to a bitch i mean bloke i know who credits it to some Shakespearean twaddle when ladies would purposefully drop a handkerchief for a nobleman to pick up and thus start a romantic relationship.

"Fur coat and no knickers" - someone who may or does look classy but has loose morals
"Champagne ideas and lemonade pockets" - a poor or skint person with ideas/tastes beyond their means
"Short arms and long pockets" - a tight person

Yes that's good^

Im up and down like a bride's nightie

or

Im up and down like a dog at a fair

(context) unreasonable demands on ones time, when folks don't allow you more than 5mins to sit on the sofa.