What’s your favourite saying- and what does it mean?

[StevSmar]

Now that I’ve been in Canada for 26 years (nearly half my life…), I’m having trouble knowing whether the saying I’ve just used is Canadian or Australian… Usually a blank stare is my first hint of it being non-Canadian…

I love sayings, and it’s hard to pick a favourite. But for the sake of this thread I’ll say it’s:

”All over the place like a mad dogs breakfast”- which means “busy” (I actually think it means “so busy that all I do is make a mess”)

Anyone else, or is this thread going to go down like a wrought iron hangglider?

 

[Downwindtracker2]

As a millwright who worked down stream of machinists and welders "If you can't make it right, at least make it adjustable."

 

[Canadium]

What do I know!

Eh?

Pop

 

[LenVW]

I have worked in Europe, Oceania, the US and across Canada.
To be Canadian means to share your style, experiences and dialect with the people you meet.
My wife always asks me how I can start conversations with strangers in the airport. I just tell her that a little communication puts people at ease and if you share some info with another person they will do the same with you.
Knowing a little about each other leads to more conversation.

Canadians like to talk and share experiences.
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[trlvn]

English is a hell of a language!

A You-tuber that I watch is from somewhere in the US north-east and he came out with an expression that I'd never heard before...

Catty-wumpus.

I think some people also say 'kitty-wumpus'.

It wasn't hard to figure out from the context but I actually replayed that bit of video just in case my audio had broken up at that point!



Craig

 

[Doggggboy]

I'm sure most of you Alberta guys have heard this one...
All hat, no cattle.
I think it originally referred to the dudes at the western bar who obviously didn't ever leave the city.

 

[6.5 Fan]

Jeeez, i haven't heard or used catty-wumpas in a long time, kind of along the same line as ass over tea kettle

 

[Susquatch]

In the theme of your first post........

Busy as ants on a hot chocolate bar.

Keep your panties on there hot stuff.

FO. I'm too busy drowning right now.

If you want to help then shut up and get your hands dirty. Otherwise get lost.

Those that can do, the rest teach.

Never let what you can't do get in the way of doing what you can. (I bet I've used that one on here before).

Nuff for today. I have some sleeping to do.

 

[DPittman]

Not sure it's Canadian but it's universal...
"You can't fix stupid"

 

[whydontu]

In the theme of your first post........

Busy as ants on a hot chocolate bar.

Keep your panties on there hot stuff.

FO. I'm too busy drowning right now.

If you want to help then shut up and get your hands dirty. Otherwise get lost.

Those that can do, the rest teach.

Never let what you can't do get in the way of doing what you can. (I bet I've used that one on here before).

Nuff for today. I have some sleeping to do.

you missed the extension to “those that can do, the rest teach” .

Those that can do, those that can’t teach, those that can’t teach teach PE

 

[Dabbler]

Everyone will tell you the right way. And they are all different.

It has been a go-to phrase when someone tells me something like it is the only thing to do...

 

[cjmac]

The line I probably use most often is "How hard can it be?" Sometimes I'm being really optimistic when I say it.

Chris

 

[DavidR8]

Apparently I say "Piece of cake" a lot. Particularly when my in-laws ask if I can do such and such. My response is almost always, "Sure, piece of cake" No idea where I picked up the expression.

 

[Canadium]

Catch 22

borrowed from the aussies "Bobby dazzler"

 

[thestelster]

I tend to often use the words: cool; man; eh.
Sometimes all together like, "Hey man. How cool was that, eh?"

 

[combustable herbage]

What's the worst that could happen?

Anticipate everything but expect nothing.

Bob's your uncle (means everything is good or worked out.)

 

[Susquatch]

This problem too will be simple when solved.

Many an impossible thing has been done by someone who didn't know it.

What moron designed this?

Yes dear.

 

[combustable herbage]

Yes dear.

What’s your favourite saying?????​

 

[little ol' e]

I have a habit of saying "put-r-ther" , so bad that I had to get the plate to match

 

[little ol' e]

My wife says at times... well quite often haha. " I've had just about anuf of you today...
So I had to get her a plate as well
Oh, and she's parked in my spot!!