stchenfool

Love this - made me laugh. I remember when my kids were in grade school they would come home with these sayings and would have to figure out what they meant. My mom said alot of this stuff but you shared so much more. I'm posting this in my studio!

MaryAnnMc

Those are the bee's knees!

helenquilt

Great, just showing how old I am because I think I have heard them all. Just had to save a copy
Thanks

raedar63

I have heard and still say most of these . Thanks for the list

Caswews

wow..I heard my grandmother speaking there for a few with those !LOL Thanks for the memories and sharing !

kellen46

I thought it went "a dog's lick and a cat's promise"
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alwayslearning

My husband tells the story of his mother giving him the task of cleaning something when he was a kid. She said " and use some elbow grease on it". Some time later she came in the kitchen and there he was going through the cleaning products under the sink. She asked him what he was doing and he said "looking for the elbow grease." Thinking he was making fun of her, she "gave him a friendly tap". She thought he was mocking her. He thought there was something called elbow grease, after all she used bacon grease when cooking. A review of the meanings is good! Thanks.

EvelynJ

Yes, my grandmother would say alot of these phrases but I never heard her use the Lick & Promise. That's very interesting thanx.

Linda - K.

I remember most of those and still use a lot of them. I love the word "catawampus" and use it a lot.

Learner747

Folks still say those things in these parts!