‘Death before dishonour’ seems condemnatory of corpses.
Are we then to assume that graveyards are disreputable places?
‘There’s honour among thieves’ leaves me wondering if Honor Blackman was a prison visitor.
If a giant bends down to pick up a chestnut, does he ‘stoop to conker?’
‘My word is my bond’ merchants don’t take into account that any stupid oaf can take a solemn oath.
‘Use your loaf’ is ridiculous advice for bakers.
If the religious Society of Friends were more ‘green’, they’d be seen as ‘Earth-Quakers!’
Not many people look like bladders, but they still appear to be piss-takers.
