What’s the meaning of the phrase ‘I’ll go to the foot of our stairs’?
1 min readJun 10, 2019
An exclamation of surprise.
What’s the origin of the phrase ‘I’ll go to the foot of our stairs’?
This originated in the North of England. It did travel to others parts of the UK during the 20th century, notably the Birmingham area where it was commonplace, but not much further, and is little known in other parts of the English-speaking world. It is now less used than previously, although it is still staple fare for any writer wishing to write a part for a stage northerner.
