Old sayings.

[Granny C]

can you help please?
5.t.a.a.t.s.t.e.s..
33.n.s.o.a.o.t.w.u.y.d.k.w.y.m.o.t.w.d.
35. t.b.f.a.a.t.h.t.l.
40.y.n.g.b.o.o.a.s.
44.f.e.d.o.r.t.f.a.f.g.
87.i.n.t.d.b.t.t.t.c.
many thanks.

[Dinkypuzzled]

40. You never get blood out of a stone.

[Dinkypuzzled]

35. I have never heard of it - but it may be one.
'The best friends are always the hardest to lose/love/like.' ?

[Granny C]

Dinkypuzzled thank you very much, like you I have never heard of No.35 but it does sound very likely, there are quite a few that I am finding very hard.

[swannbaker]

33 . Undoubtedly finishes with "on the way up . You don't know whether you might on etc ." As to NSOA never slag off anyone ? but that wouldn't be an old saying .

[Granny C]

Thanks swannbaker for your comments, that could well be the wording but I just haven't any idea.

[swannbaker]

Never step on anybody .......don't know whether you'll meet.......

[Granny C]

Thanks a lot swannbaker I just couldn't get that one.

[kettledrum]

...don't know WHO you'll meet....