Have you heard of these sayings ?

[FIRETHORN1 58]

Whenever someone was wearing an item of clothing that didn't fit properly because it was too small or too tight on them,  my dad always used to say that the offending item of clothing looked "like a stocking on a chicken's lip".  This is a very bizarre and nonsensical expression that I've never even once hear used outside of my own immediate family. I've also never met anyone else from Sheffield who has ever heard of this daft description. My dad probably just made it up, eh?  

[Jim Hardie 527]

If my dear old dad didn’t want to do a particular task he’d always say ‘I can’t, I’ve got a bone in me leg.’ My mother wasn’t averse to using this brilliant excuse either.

[hackey lad 3,973]

3 hours ago, Jim Hardie said:

If my dear old dad didn’t want to do a particular task he’d always say ‘I can’t, I’ve got a bone in me leg.’ My mother wasn’t averse to using this brilliant excuse either.

Well used term for avoiding work .