@artful_dodgings wrote:
Rat with a gold tooth = Someone who tries to add class to themselves, by adding bling, and wearing showy label attire. (i.e. Chavs).
And on a similar theme...
Sit a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the Devil = Said of a relatively poor person who suddenly becomes rich (by an inheritance / lottery win, etc) and then adopts delusions of grandeur.
OOh, never heard either of those - love them and will be using from now on!
The first example, my mum refers to as "all fur coat and no knickers"...
