"Sixpence short of a shilling"

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Member Since: March 2011 Posts: 17,432 Send Message	JoyLouise	Report	9 Nov 2019 19:20
	ZZzzz, I always took that in the same way as 'couldn't lie straight in bed', ie not to be trusted.
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 9,492 Send Message	ZZzzz	Report	9 Nov 2019 19:34
	I’ve learned something new today then :-D
	Researching: Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.
Member Since: September 2003 Posts: 15,860 Send Message	Island	Report	9 Nov 2019 19:36
	Would go to the opening of an envelope (z listers)
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,007 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	9 Nov 2019 21:33
	JoyL ............... I grew up in Lancashire hearing and saying mash the tea, and make the door, as in "I'll make the door before we go to bed" ie, bolt and lock or chain the door for the night, otherwise it was "on the latch" when anyone was in the house (and sometimes all day regardless!).
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: March 2011 Posts: 17,432 Send Message	JoyLouise	Report	10 Nov 2019 08:37
	Sylvia, amazing that I had not come across that saying as you know I was born and spent my early few years in Liverpool so not a million miles away from you. I first heard it in north-east England. On the latch is one I had heard of but not used within our family circle. My OH, though, does say it and one of his grandparents came from Lancashire. I have a good friend who is Tyneside-born and bred. She is my old mucker who still calls me hinney which, I think, is a word exclusive to Tyneside. (Anyone can jump in to correct me but I have never heard it used by anyone from any other region.)
Member Since: May 2014 Posts: 8,229 Send Message	David	Report	10 Nov 2019 10:07
	People who every other sentence say "Do you know what I mean ?" don't they ? Also "To tell you the truth" what else do they tell ?
	Researching: .
Member Since: December 2007 Posts: 87,799 Send Message	Dermot	Report	10 Nov 2019 12:21
	So, there you have it!
Member Since: March 2011 Posts: 17,432 Send Message	JoyLouise	Report	10 Nov 2019 15:31
	Lies, David?
Member Since: December 2007 Posts: 87,799 Send Message	Dermot	Report	10 Nov 2019 16:09
	Who's whose?
Member Since: August 2008 Posts: 163 Send Message	Malcolm	Report	10 Nov 2019 16:30
Member Since: August 2008 Posts: 163 Send Message	Not all the chairs are under the table, { some one not quite with it}
Member Since: December 2007 Posts: 87,799 Send Message	Dermot	Report	16 Nov 2019 07:17
	As useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle.
Member Since: December 2007 Posts: 87,799 Send Message	Dermot	Report	19 Nov 2019 17:44
	One sandwich short of a dog's dinner.
Member Since: January 2010 Posts: 57,155 Send Message	'Emma'	Report	19 Nov 2019 18:58
	A face only a mother could love.
Member Since: December 2007 Posts: 87,799 Send Message	Dermot	Report	24 Nov 2019 18:24
	I'll put a smile on the other side of your face!
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 36,149 Send Message	Rambling	Report	24 Nov 2019 18:48
	Oh Dermot, I am feeling like doing that right now! How apposite!
	Researching:
Member Since: May 2014 Posts: 8,229 Send Message	David	Report	24 Nov 2019 19:32
	Gormless ?
	Researching: .

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