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03-31-2017, 02:12 PM
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"As scarce as hen's teeth." -to indicate that something is a rarity
"Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle." -expressing self-deprecating surprise "Never buy a pig in a poke." -never buy anything sight unseen "Cat got your tongue?" -to indicate unusual/unexpected silence by a person "Big hat, no saddle" - all flash and no substance
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03-31-2017, 02:33 PM
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And someone would say -- Sharp as a tack. Then someone else would reply -- Sharp as a tack without a head.
Another one my dad said about "certain" people -- He has a mind like a steel sieve. Last edited by BrunoBlack; 03-31-2017 at 02:40 PM.
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03-31-2017, 02:49 PM
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A mind like a steel trap (meaning sharp and strong)
A face only a mother could love (self explanatory) A face that could stop a train (same as above) dumb as a stump colder than a witch's ...... (like I said, most of mine are politically incorrect)
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03-31-2017, 03:06 PM
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These are some favorites I used to hear from my grandmother and great grandmother....and they are not politically correct
 Penny wise and pound foolish It beats a sharp stick in the eye A big wife and a big barn, will never do a man any harm. He who hears forgets, he who sees remembers, he who does learns. A man's work is sun to sun, a woman's work is never done. A stitch in time saves nine. Curiosity killed the cat. Every bird loves to hear himself sing.
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03-31-2017, 03:52 PM
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 It was either that or "tag you're it" with a cattle prod...those were the days lol
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03-31-2017, 03:56 PM
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Here's some more British ones : "face like the back of a bus" (ugleeee!) Thick as a brick....or two short planks same as "daft as a brush!" i.e. not the most intelligent. Also, "not the sharpest knife in the drawer" and "one sandwich short of a picnic".
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03-31-2017, 04:00 PM
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"He/She's not as green as he/she's cabbage looking" = not daft!
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03-31-2017, 04:13 PM
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That's about as useful as socks on a rooster
You have two ears and one mouth for a reason Measure twice cut once One of my dads old favorites when you got a tough piece of venison and complained, "tougher if there wasn't any"
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03-31-2017, 04:46 PM
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my mom would say, "for cryin' out loud." how about, "fixin to"-haven't heard that in a long time. pop or soda for a soft drink. once in a blue moon. out of the blue.
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