> "I haven't seen you in a coon's age!"

In Britain, this tends to be "a donkey's age" or "donkeys' years".

> "She's happy as a pig in s***."

This is probably everywhere in the English speaking world.

> "Grampaw's drunk as a lord."

"Drunk as a lord" and "sober as a judge". And, of course, the classic "p***ed as a newt". If anyone knows why newts might be seen as big drinkers, I'd be interested to know.

One that tended to be used be the older generation a decade or two ago was "I'm not as green as I'm cabbage-looking" meaning "I'm not as gullible as you seem to think".

"You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar" - Being nice get you further than being nasty.

winter"I'll think of more when I wake up"mute