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Old 24-Jan-2005, 16:51
christine hooker
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What is the meaning of the following saying:

"I'll go to the foot of out stairs"

"It really gets my goat"

"He/she has more cars than you can shake a stick at"
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Old 24-Jan-2005, 18:48
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"I'll go to the foot of out stairs"
Please double check this. It does not quite make sense.

"It really gets my goat"
It really gets to me, irritates me, hits home ...

"He/she has more cars than you can shake a stick at"
Has considerable more then she needs.
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Default Re: Mrs

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Originally Posted by christine hooker
What is the meaning of the following saying:
"I'll go to the foot of out stairs"
It is a saying often used in the north of England. It is normally used to express surprise, or amazement. A variation of this is "I'll go to the top of our stairs."

My mum's from Wigan, and she sometimes uses this phrase.
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