Funny Local Expressions

[Molly]

And speaking of mental images, Molly please - you're really creeping out us Southerners with all that 'lake effect snow' stuff!!! (And OBTW, a little off topic, but congrats to Troubadour Molly!)

Thank you, Kay. Took me long enough, didn't it?

Remember when we were at Pebble Beach enjoying the beautiful mild February weather, and I called home to find out my family was buried under a snowstorm? Tah dah!

[sodascouts]

So fun to read these!

Molly, your "wheelbarrow" one reminded me of one I've heard:

couldn't fight his way out of a brown paper bag - a weak guy who would get his butt kicked in any fight. Frank talks tough but in reality he couldn't fight his way out of a brown paper bag.

ETA: Congrats on Troubadour status from me, too! Ah, yes, the heady days of Pebble Beach...

[Brooke]

I thought of another of my Dad's gems. Whenever he heard any of the music I was listening to, he comment "That guy couldn't carry a tune in a wheelbarrow!"

Ours is similar. Here we say "they couldn't carry a tune in a bucket!"

[Brooke]

Ours is similar. Here we say "they couldn't carry a tune in a bucket!"

ETA: Molly, congrats on being a Troubadour!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Thank you, Kay. Took me long enough, didn't it?

Remember when we were at Pebble Beach enjoying the beautiful mild February weather, and I called home to find out my family was buried under a snowstorm? Tah dah!

Uh yeah Molly - I think I vaguely remember something about Pebble Beach. If I recall correctly, I was happier than a hog in slop!

[skibum1606]

Re soda water: here it is a very specific type of drink made by Schweppes, whichi is like carbonated mineral water but with a slightly acid taste. My mother used to enjoy a drink that mixed vermouth (Cinzano) with Schweppes soda water.

here we call that stuff seltzer but we do know it as soda water also.
i forget who said it but "wicked" is a very common saying in Massachusetts also.

two expressions i haven't heard yet are "have a cow" and "flip a lid" which are normally used when you know someone is going to flip out when you tell them something ex.-"my sister is going to flip a lid when i tell her that i volunteered her to build the sets for the upcoming play" ordon't have a cow when i tell you this but i accidentally left dinner where the dog could get it and well now it's gone

i have one English friend who likes to use the phrase "no word of a lie" which is self explanatory.

and for stupid phrases what about "it was in the last place i looked"
um do you normally keep looking for things after you find them?

[Brooke]

Just thought of a couple:

potlicker-a brat, scoundrel, rascal as in "That little potlicker! I'll get him for that!" (My husband uses this one a lot-his Grandpa used to say it.)

cut and dried-that's it!, no deviation.

[eaglesvet]

Here's one that I heard for the second time last week, so it may be new to all of you as well... to "Throw someone under the bus" in terms of pointing blame at him/her. For example (these are the exact situations I heard them in: )

"Go ahead and sign my neighbor up for your committee--she's a good friend of mine. If she asks, you can throw me under the bus."

"I don't want to throw anyone under the bus, but one of the other parents in this Cub Scout den forgot to schedule the speaker for next week's meeting. Can you do it now?"

The first time I heard this saying, I was a bit surprised. However, the second time, it seemed very appropriate !

[sodascouts]

I hear this expression used a lot on competitive reality shows regarding elimination strategy. There, it means to sacrifice someone else in order to save oneself.

"Megan and Frank were in an alliance. However, when Megan feared she would be eliminated from the competition, she threw Frank under the bus by joining the opposing alliance."

"When Brandi told Bret that Heather was a liar and therefore she should be eliminated instead of Brandi, Heather screamed, 'Don't listen to her, Bret! She's just trying to throw me under the bus to save herself!'"

[eaglesvet]

That explains it...I never watch those shows!