Subject: Expressions

Expressions:

Humorous colloquialisms, idioms and expressions containing exaggeration, hyperbole & regional slang from around the country, though particularly from rural America.

He’s too stingy to give you the time of day.

Expressions Frugal Money

Happy as a frog in God's pocket

Emotions Expressions Happiness

Even a spotted pig looks black at night.

Expressions Situations

Stompin’ grounds

Expressions

Like a four-horned billy goat

Expressions

The new asphalt is like putting a tuxedo on a rattlesnake.

American auto racer
Auto racing Expressions Sports

It's as dark as the inside of a cow.

Expressions

He’d fight an anvil.

Characteristics Expressions

He couldn’t pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were written on the heel.

Expressions Intelligence Stupidity

You could just charm the dew off of a honey suckle.

Expressions

Well tie me to an anthill and fill my ears with jam!

Expressions

He couldn’t grow pole beans in a pile of horse shit.

Expressions Fools Intelligence Stupidity

He’s so lazy he wouldn’t work in a pie factory.

Characteristics Expressions Work

… since God's dog was a pup

Expressions Past Time

Amber days

Expressions

As ugly as a bulldog chewing a wasp.

Animals Appearance Dogs Expressions Ugly

She makes pancakes so thin they’ve got just one side to them.

Expressions Food/Drink Frugal Money

I wouldn’t speak to her if I met her in hell and she was carrying ice.

Expressions Insults Opinion

Cute as a duck in a hat.

Expressions

They whipped us like a tied up goat.

Texas Tech football coach
Expressions Football Sports

They live so deep in the woods they kept possums as yard dogs.

Animals Expressions Places Situations