slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

There are many old phrases that our Mothers and Fathers, Grandparents and others used that they probably heard from the generations before them. With the passing of time, many old phrases become obsolete or even disappear. This is unfortunate because some of them are very appropriate and humorous. Here is a list of some of those memorable old phrases:

(1) A bone to pick(2)You ain't just'a whistlin' Dixie(3)An axe to grind(4)One bad apple spoils the whole barrel(5)At sea(6)Bad egg(7)Barking up the wrong tree(8)Bee in your bonnet(10)Been through the mill(11)Between hay and grass(12)Blinky(13)Calaboose(14)Catawampus(15)Dicker(16)Feather in your cap(17)Hold your horses(18)Hoosegow (19)Jawing/jawboning(20)I reckon(21)Kit and caboodle(22) Madder than a wet hen(23)Needs taken down a notch or two(24)No springchicken(25)PERSNICKETY(26)Pert-near(27)Pretty is as pretty does(28)Red up(29)Scalawag(30)Scarce as hen's teeth(31)Skedaddle(32)Sparking(33)Straight from the horse's mouth(34)Stringing around, gallivanting around, or piddling(35)Sunday go to meeting dress(36)We wash up real fine(37)Tie the knot(38)Too many irons in the fire(39)Tuckered out(40)Under the weather(41)Wearing your "best bib and tucker"(42)You ain't the only duck in the pond(43)Lick and a promise.(9)Barking at a knot.(missed it, earlier)

Now, if you hold your horses, I reckon I'll get this whole kit and caboodle done and sent off to you. Please don't be too persnickety and get a bee in your bonnet because I've been pretty tuckered out and at sea lately, because I'm no Spring chicken. I haven't been just stringing around and I know I'm not the only duck in the pond, but I do have too many irons in the fire. I might be just barking at a knot, but I have tried to give this article more than just a lick and a promise!

Anyone questioning the meaning behind any of these, I (with the help of others) will gladly describe or define the meaning behind each.

My Grandpa and Grandma would be proud of me! :thumbup:

Wolf counselor Loc: Heart of Texas

I once received a wicked back hand slap from my mother after she said, " You want your cake and eat it too ". To which I replied, " Isn't that what cake is for ? To eat ?

archie bunker Loc: Texas

Yes they would!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
May I add "That dog won't hunt?"

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

I know all about wicked backhand slaps. :shock:

I ate more soap than cake growing up, I'm sure. :oops:

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

I am familiar with many, but not all. You are right, many of them are apropos, even today.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

I should have thought of that one, but it wasn't in the article I stole this from. Neither was WolfCounselor's about having your cake and eating it too. I hope others will feel free to add on to the list. :thumbup:

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

My grandpa used to tell me: "make haste" when he felt I was too slow. He would then admonish me with: "haste makes waste" if I didn't perform as expected.

Hemiman Loc: Communist California

"Don't bite the hand that feeds you"

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

:thumbup: Excellent!

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

There are a few others that aren't quite appropriate for these threads, so I shall refrain from posting them. (Aren't I a nice boy (man)?

Hemiman Loc: Communist California

Well you know what they say "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree"

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

I call it being a gentleman with class and dignity. :thumbup:

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

:thumbup: Another dandy! :wink:

alex Loc: michigan now imperial beach californa

I don't know where you get that they are for old timers I grew up using most of them there was only two I hadn't heard

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

You ARE an 'old-timer'. :wink: :D :lol: :mrgreen: :thumbup: