Whether they are praising us or scolding us, moms always have a quotable one-liner waiting to let us know exactly what they think.

Here are a few favorite motherisms.

TOP 10 ALL-TIME“If everyone else jumped off a cliff, would you do it too?”“It’s all fun and games until someone pokes an eye out.”“You’d forget your head if it wasn’t screwed on.”“Elbows off the table.”“Don’t talk with your mouth full.”“Clean up your room, it looks like a tornado hit.”“Do you think I was born yesterday?”“Is that too much to ask?”“Why? Because I said so, that’s why!”“Money doesn’t grow on trees!”

HEALTH & HYGIENE“Don’t put that in your mouth.”“Have you brushed your teeth yet today?”“Did you put on clean underwear? What will people think if you’re in an accident?”“Wash behind your ears — I can see carrots growing back there.”“Stand up straight, you’re hunching over.”“Don’t forget your jacket.”“Don’t run with scissors.”

EATING“Eat your vegetables.”“Take smaller bites.”“Finish your meal — there are children starving in (fill in the name of an impoverished country)!”“Just scrape off the burnt part, it’s still good.”“Would you eat like that on a first date?”

SOURCE: Mother’s Day Central