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"Well, I'll go to the foot of our stairs"

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Iomfats | 11:04 Fri 23rd Feb 2001 | Phrases & Sayings
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But WHY? Where does this saying come from?
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Standing - or sitting - at the foot of the stairs is a traditional punishment for naughty children. Maybe the phrase signifies that the person knows that they have done something wrong, so they'll administer their own punishment!
Worked with a really good mate who came from Preston, and his dad used this phrase, if i remember right it is an exclamation of how you feel about a thing, so much so that you would go to the foot of the stairs and shout it up to the next landing. Isn't it a lovely expression??
I have definitely heard it used in the sense of "Well, isn't that amazing/surprising" rather than the naughty children sense. Gerry Baby may well be right about this one!

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