What do these sayings mean and where do they come from?

Question

as game as a pebble?

as sick as a parrott?

anybody else know any silly ones?

Answer 1

'happy as Larry' - who the h**l is Larry?

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Peter kay says loads of them. i can't remeber half of them

Answer 2

As High as a Kite..........I like this one

Answer 3

As thick as two short planks?  To explain this would take ages and you would get bored after the first sentence.

As Dim as a Toc H lamp.  A Toc H Lamp was used in World War 1 as they were set up outside the soldiers facilities and were used for safety reasons as they were not very bright.  Oh by the TOC H was a Charity, abit like the salvation Army.

Answer 4

as daft as a brush

Answer 5

i know that sick as a parrot comes from uk explorers when they visited africa saw that the similar breeds of parrot tended to be blue but then others green or grey, they assumed they were ill. im unsure about the other one.

i only know a few saying but here they are.

as cool as a cucumber

red sky at night shepperds delight

an apple a day keeps the doctor away

if its brown flush it down if its yellow let it mellow

Answer 6

When I was younger & I would ask my mom for things she would tell me that she "can`t buy a cripple crab" a crutch. Meaning she had no money .

What happens in the dark always comes to the light .