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enough blue to make a pair of sailor’s trousers expression or saying

The sky might appear grey from horizon to horizon, but if you look carefully there are patches of blue

Origin

Seems once to have been a well-known saying amongst country folk. The saying was heard often on visits to Granny & Pop in North Wales

Collector

Granny Dixon – 1950s
Marion Dixon (Howes) – mother of Mum, spouse of Pop

Notes

”Enough to Make a Pair of Sailor’s Trousers” is the sixth television play episode of the second season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse. [It] originally aired on ABC on 24 July 1967 in Melbourne
—Wikipedia

Submitted: 02/04/2024 by Mark ● Last updated: 02/04/2024 18:20 by Mark

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