[libbylu]

My dad has a saying that you have to eat a pound of dirt to grow up.

[I still care]

In the movie “And Then There Were None” based on the Agatha Christie story, the butler says that just before they serve a roast that was dropped on the floor. “Everybody has to eat a pound of dirt before they die”.

[trisham]

My mother in law often said “eat a peck of dirt before you die”. What a character she was. She was also an ardent fan of Reagan.