Old-Fashioned Words and Phrases

[CherryWine]

"You're so full of shit, your eyes are brown."

"It's hotter than blue blazes."

"It's hotter than two rats screwing in a wool sock."

"Whew, she looks rode hard and put up wet!"

[job]

I heard so many sayings when I was a kid...many have been stated already. The three that were most often said to me personally, though would be:
1. Don't put anything in your ear smaller than your elbow.
2. You're like a bull in a china cupboard.
3. Give ya a toothpick you'd tear the house down.
Uhh...i was a rambunctious child.

[Cin]

Originally Posted by job

2. You're like a bull in a china cupboard.

I was told I was like a bull in a china shop. I was suspicious never having seen an entire shop devoted to china, but apparently they exist. However, a bull in a china cupboard, now that would be tight... and impressive. Havoc would indeed be wreaked.

[anotherbutch]

Shit fire and save matches!

You could tear up an anvil in a sandpile!

Spare the rod... Spoil the child!

I'll beat you so hard and fast it'll look like you're helping me!

[Cin]

Originally Posted by anotherbutch

I'll beat you so hard and fast it'll look like you're helping me!

LOL!

My father used to say to us kids "I'll beat you within an inch of your life and I don't care if my measurements are off cause I can make ten more just like you." Which wasn't true because my mother had like 8 miscarriages. It was a big deal when she actually brought a baby home from the hospital so it's not like he really had any to spare. But I sure wasn't going to be the one to tell him that.

and his other favorite "i brought you into this world and I can take you out of it."

[Daniela]

I just found out that the saying I always thought was "Pearls on swine" is actually "Pearls before swine." lol

[Cin]

Originally Posted by Daniela

I just found out that the saying I always thought was "Pearls on swine" is actually "Pearls before swine." lol

It could work that way too though, like maybe another version of lipstick on a pig.