Do you know what you are saying?

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Great post, Crescendo, but I am going to have to offer alternatives for the lst two, saved by the bell and dead ringer. I have these as US sporting phrases. The former, a boxing term, by which a fighter is saved being counted out by the bell at the end of a round, and the latter a horse racing term, for the substitution of one horse for another that looks exactly the same.
 

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Look after your cents and the dollars will look after themselves.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket

My mother's favorite was This room looks like it's been to Harrisburg and back.
It was her way of telling you to clean your bedroom. (Harrisburg was in the next county.)
 

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WHITE ELEPHANT

In Siam (modern day Thailand) white or pale elephants were very valuable. The king sometimes gave a white elephant to a person he disliked. It might seem a wonderful gift but it was actually a punishment because it cost so much to keep!
 

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Yeah, where did that saying come from?

Oh, and calling uncle when you're in a physical conflict with someone else. Why do you say uncle?

Oddly enough there's Wiki article on it:
Bob's your uncle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I've been saying if for years (got it from British friends), and get funny looks all the time. My brother-in-law from Hereford also got me started on nicked for "stolen". Weird eccentricities in the vernacular of an educated Appalachian.:rolleyes: