such as saying " More than a handful is a waste"
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When something trivial happens and people complain bitterly I think, 
‘the world won’t come to an end’
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My mum always use to say to me when i was going out “Put wood in the hole” meaning close the door
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Also one my mother used a lot to me ’ i’m not as green as i’m cabbage looking’.
In other words ‘don’t lie to me girl, i’m not daft’!
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If I had a grubby face my grandad would admonish me “you look as black as the ace of spades”!