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He has enough money to burn a wet mule. (origin 1800's).
Somebody with a lot of disposable income.
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The wood on that tree is doted. (pronounced "dote-ed")
A rural expression for half-rotted wood.
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That is to much pumpkin for a nickel. Meaning it's more
trouble then it's worth.
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I took a preachers seat (or "he took a preachers
seat") - when someone fell flat on their butt, either on the ground or in
the creek or wherever! Origin unknown.
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If ifs' and buts' were candy and nuts,
everyday would be Christmas - A fellow with too many excuses.
Related to "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride"
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Forty going north - To do something
with great gusto and enthusiasm. - Origin is 19th century, but
unknown source.
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Root hog or die - This means that we
all must work hard to survive - Origin 19th century but unknown.
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Mommas baby - Daddy's, maybe -
In genealogy, tracking
bloodlines through the father is certain to go wrong.
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He looks like he's been rode hard and put up wet -
Referring to a horse that has foundered by not being properly cooled-off
after riding, a lame person.
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Useless as teats on a boar pig - A
reference to a bad worker.
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Even a blind hog finds a nut every now and then
- similar to the Yankee saying "even a stopped click is right twice
a day".
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That dog will hunt - A method that will
be successful.
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Never take a wooden nickel - A type of
"goodbye", reminding people to be careful with Yankees.
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Nobody will ever notice it on a galloping
horse - Don't be too self-conscious about your appearance.
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He's as poor as Job's turkey - Origin
unknown.
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You can't make a silk purse out of a sows
ear - You cannot change the fundamental nature of things, so matter how
hard you try.
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He's two bricks short of a load -
Someone with a mental deficiency, dropped on their head as a baby.
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Marry in haste, repent in leisure -
From William Congreve in his comedy of manners The Old Batchelour,
1693: "Thus grief still treads upon the heels of pleasure: Married in
haste, we may repent at leisure."
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He ain't got a pot to pee in - To be
very poor.
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Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil -
Stop lying
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Don't nothing hurt a duck but his bib -
Origin unknown.
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You can't hold water - You can't can't
keep a secret
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I'm going to talk to a man about a cow
- When you got business to take care of.
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She looks like she's been beaten with a bag
of nickels - Similar to "she was beaten by the ugly stick".
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A hard head makes a soft behind
-Being stubborn can result in punishment.
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A guilty dog barks the loudest -
A dishonest man will be the first to tell you how honest he is.
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If wishes were horses, beggars would ride
- Poor folks dream, rich folks do.
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If
I put his brain in a nat's butt, it would fly backwards - A really
stupid person.
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Wish in one hand and spit in the other and see which one fills up
first -
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I would not trust him in a sh**house with a muzzle -
Someone that you cannot trust.
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If you can't race it or take it to bed, you don't need it
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You plant a tater, you get a tater
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You can't unsay a cruel word
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Don't sell your mule to buy a plow
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That's how the cow ate the cabbage
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She has a butt like a forty dollar mule
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He couldn't hit the broad side of a barn
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She's about as useful as buttons on a dishrag
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He runs just like a candle
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She slapped him like a red-headed stepchild
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He's all over it like files on sh*t
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He was the turd in the punchbowl
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You can catch more files with honey than with vinegar
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Built like a brick sh**house
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He's steal the bridle off a nightmare
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Dumber than a road lizard
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He's nuttier than a squirrel turd
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Good fences make good neighbors
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She could eat an apple through a picket fence
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He's tougher than a two dollar steak
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He's as mad as a wet hen
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Sober as a judge
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I wouldn't give him the sweat off my balls
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That's as scarce as hen's teeth
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That ain't worth the powder to blow it to hell
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That's finer than frog's hair
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"He's got molasses in his britches" - means you're lazy
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