Quotes and Sayings - Colloquialisms Part 3Written by Lisa Jay
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"colder than a witches tit" "dumber (or crazier) than a sh__ house rat" "hanging around her like flies on sh__" "sh__ or get off pot." "does a wild bear sh__ in wood?" "busier than a cat covering sh__ on a tile floor" "hornier than a two p___ered billy goat" "stiffer than a wedding d__" "more nervous than a whore in church" "useless as t__s on a boar hog" "you think with you’re a__ instead of your head" "as sure as sh__ stinks" "colder than a well digger's a__" "colder'n a brass monkey's a__" "busy as a cat covering sh__ on a hot tin roof" "happier than a pig in sh__" "up s___ creek without a paddle" "a crock of sh__" "looks like a crow sh__ him on a fence post & sun hatched him out" "acting like a b____ in heat" "tighter than a gnats a__ stretched over a rain-barrel" "don't have a pot to p___ in or a window to throw it out" "shaking like a dog sh____in' razor blades" "built like a brick sh__ house" "I'll be dipped in sh__ and rolled in bread crumbs" "Up and down like a whore on Saturday night."(something that fluctuates wildly like our current stock market.) "frog's a__ watertight?" "actin' like her t___ got caught in a wringer" "You look like you have been drug through a knot hole a__ backwards." "like a fart in a glove" "I am broke as flat as p___ on a plate"Eeyes are sh__-color brown." "pleased as p___ 'n vinegar." "her a__ is as big as broad side of barn." "10 pounds of sh__ in a 5 pound bag" "dumber than sh__" "thin as p___ on a plank" "can't find his a__ with both hands" "up to my a__ in alligators" "doesn't know his a__ from page 13." "so confused he doesn't know whether to scratch his watch or wind his a__" "couldn't find his a__ with both hands and a coon dog" "slicker than puppy sh__ on a wood floor" "as tired as a whore on nickel night" "busy as a bull's a__ in fly season" "on her like a pack of dogs on a three legged cat" "like sh__ through a goose" - meaning fast "He doesn't have enough sense to pour p___ out of a boot." "pleased as piss 'n vinegar." "he wouldn't know sh__ from Shinola" "he doesn't know his a___ from a hole in ground!"
Lisa Jay is a freelance writer and the jewelry designer behind Lantana Designwear. You can visit her websites at http://www.LantanaDesignwear.com and www.JewelryMakingHQ.com Be sure to sign up for her newsletter at http://www.LantanaDesignwear.com/signup_newsletter to receive information on jewelry, fashion and womens issues.
| | Quotes and Sayings - Colloquialisms Part 2Written by Lisa Jay
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"don't get your panties in a wad" - patients "he could sit on fence and birds would feed him" - lucky "he'd argue with a wooden Indian" - argumentative "he couldn't organize a pissing contest in a brewery." - worthless "he'll squeeze a nickel til buffalo screams." - cheap "don't trip over outhouse." - caution "tired as a boomtown whore." - tired "don't squat on your spurs." "if you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas." "more fun than a barrel of monkeys!" "it's better than a sharp stick in eye." "I'm busier than a cat covering crap." "off like a herd of turtles" "between a rock and a hard place" "shootin' breeze" - talking with friends. "when cows come home" "slept like a rock" "eat like a pig" "clean as a whistle" "fresh as a daisy" "the boob tube" "knock it off" "picture perfect" "a bunch of malarkey" "cute as a bug's ear" "knock your socks off" "the early bird gets worm" "better late than never" "hind site is better than fore site" "waiting for my ship to come in" "wish in one hand and ____ in other" "left high and dry with no pot to pee in." "kick bucket" "six feet under" "in my prime" "early to bed early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise" "slow as molasses" "nice as pie" "hit hay" "rise & shine" "smooth as silk" "moxie" - a lot of guts "can't see forest for trees" "well he’s got some brass ones don't he?" "that makes about as much sense as a jar of dirt." "too bad, too sad, life goes on." "fell out cracker tree." "over yonder" "one gene short of a marble" "fit as a fiddle" "flat as a "flitter" "low as frozen molasses going up hill" "o dark thirty" "aren't you just cat's pajamas!" - all dressed up "timbuktu" "jacking their jaw" - talking a lot "ah, button your lip" - shut up "slingin' bull." "going to town" - going shopping "in boondocks" - out in woods. "way out in boonies" - way out in woods "goosepen" - a burned out stump "no-account" "triflin" "ain't fit to tote guts to a bear" "like a red-headed stepchild" "rode hard and put up wet" "fixin' to learn big wood from brush" - learn a lesson "whipped like a rented mule" - lose game "I didn't come up Clyde in a banana boat" "I was born at night, but not last night!" "my train fell off track" "kick a bush" - go to 'powder room' when you're out in woods "wool choppin'" - hair cut "ear bobs" - earrings "ran sacked place" "I work like a slave to bring in bread" "chompers" - false teeth "neat as a pin" "cool as a cucumber" "ride like wind" "gettin' your ears lowered" - hair cut "dishpan hands" "if devil don't find me and crik (creek) don't rise" "if good Lord willin' and crick don't rise" "in a pig's eye" "can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear" "spit quick or die." "numb as a hake" - hake is a fish "can't get theyah from heah" - can't get there from here "slicker than froghair" "plain as a mud fence" "tougher than a cob" "tighter than dick's hatband" "looser than a fart in a windstorm" "older than dirt" "he/she "would lie for a nickel and truth worth a dime" "cuter than pink slippers" "gayer than a birthday tablecloth" "randier than a boar coon" "He'd gripe with a ham under each arm" "I’m hungrier than a bitch hound dog suckin' pups" "She's uglier than a mud fence" "It'd be a dark night at well before she'd get a drink- (In other words, she's so ugly she'd only get her water from well at night to avoid being seen.) "I'm hotter than a popcorn fart" "I'm sweatin' like a whore in church on Sunday" "I'm too pooped to pop." - very tired "I'm a stuck duck in a dry pond" - meaning a very difficult situation to get out of "It's so noisy in here, I can't hear myself think." "It's about as useless as a sore thumb" "It's colder than a well digger's butt in Idaho." "I'm worn to a frazzle" - very tired "It came a real gully-washer last night." - lots of rai) "Whew, I'm hot as a bear!" "There were so many people, you couldn't stir 'em with a stick. "took off like a cat hit in a__ with a boot jack" "he’s pretty as a speckled pup" "He’s drunker than Old Cooter Brown" "He came in 3 sheets in wind" (to describe someone drunk) "He's tighter than a fiddle string" -very conservative with money - He doesn't know "You’re gettin' just a little bit too big for your britches -- I may have to take you down a notch or two." "Oh, it's too far and snakey." "Don't just sit there like a frog on a log" "I'm so thirsty I could drink well dry"
Lisa Jay is a freelance writer and the jewelry designer behind Lantana Designwear. You can visit her websites at http://www.LantanaDesignwear.com and www.JewelryMakingHQ.com Be sure to sign up for her newsletter at http://www.LantanaDesignwear.com/signup_newsletter to receive information on jewelry, fashion and womens issues.
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