My late Nan used to have a phrase I never understood and still don't:
If I would ask her where something was, like "Nan have you seen my bucket and spade" (yes I was 9 and stayed with her in Shanklin often) her reply would be "yes Jill, up in Nanny's room behind the clock"
Wtf is that all about.
Also, whenever anyone asked for a knife her reply would be - "why, do you want to cut up a side street"
Odd, she had more.