Leith Catch Phrases

"Cause a stushie in an empty hoose".           My mither aboot a nebbie neebor, Bill Elliot.

"In the gods"                                                        Up high in the cheap seats at the theatre, Alex Wallace

"In the dog hoose"                                             Someones angry with you, Alex Wallace  

"Farting up the wrong tree "                              Got the wrong idea, John Stewart

"A face as lang as Leith Walk."

                                                                                 Not in a good mood, John Stewart

"Face tripping ye"    

"Take a lang walk along a short pier."           Fed up with someone`s presence, John Stewart

"Ye`ll hae me jailed fir ye (yir ma).....               Ma threatening ye, John Stewart   

"the cat got yir tung?"                                        Nothing to say for yersel , John Stewart 

"hud yer wheesh"                                               Keep quiet, Alex Wallace  

"If yir heid wisna screwed oan yid furget it"     Absent minded, Alex Wallace

"Git oaf ma back"                                               Stop narking at me, Alex Wallace                    

"ye want a skelping"                                        You want a whipping,  Anon

"yer a bletherskate"                                           You talk too much, Anon

"Got the tail between yer legs"                        You`ve been caught out, Anon

"Eyes worse te please than yir belly"            Can`t finish what you ordered, Anon

"Awa an take a running jump"                       

                                                                                Away and don`t pester me, Anon

"Awa an git lost"

     

"This`ll hurt me mair than yersel"                 Skelping from Ma             Graham Whyte

Some of our Ma`s words of wisdom * Sent in by John Lenaghan)

'If you're going to kill each other, do it outside.. I just finished cleaning.'

`You better pray that will come out of the carpet.'

'If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!'

' Because I said so, that's why .'

'If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the Co-op with me.'

'Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident..'

'Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about.'

'Shut your mouth and eat your supper.'

'Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!'

You'll sit there until all those brussels are gone.'

`This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it.'

'If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!'

I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.'

'Stop acting like your father!' 15.

'There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do.' 16.

'Just wait until we get home.' 17.

'You are going to get it when you get home !'

'If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way.'

'Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?'

'When that lawn mower cuts off your foot, don't come running to me.'

'If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up.'

'You're just like your father.'

'Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?'

'When you get to be my age, you'll understand.'

'One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you.'

`buck your ideas up`   stop daydreaming and think or you will get nowhere.  Bob Moffat

`She/He, Sure fancies their barrie`.    They are full of themselves       Jimmy Gibson

`Eat up your crusts`    to make your hair curl OR eat your carrots so you can see in the dark OR there are plenty puir bairns in India wha would love to eat what you want to leave . Meaning Don't leave a morsel on your plate!        

                                                                                                     Norma Dorward nee Ross

`Gawn tae the flicks`       Going to the pictures                       Harry Summers

`If ye fa in the water and get drooned, Ah'll murder ye.` you will get a beltin if ye fall in the water

`That fairly pit yer gas at a peep`.                         It has brought you back down to earth

`Yer stoatin aboot like a penny Ba`.            You are getting in the way                                Anon

`Away wi'the Goalie`                                Not right in the head                                 Jim Laidlaw

`You can dae that till the store horse comes in`     Do what you will, but you are not getting your own way                                                                                                                                                         Ted Tonner

If the wind changes you'll stay like that`  Pulling a face                                                        Ted Tonner

`You'll laugh the ither side o' yir face`   It could happen to you very shortly                          Ted Tonner

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