American Phrases - Page 3

Flint · 11-13-2006, 09:25 AM

In the South, we say "fixin' to" meaning "about to" or, roughly, "preparing to" - as in "I'm fixin' to post this..."

dar512 · 11-13-2006, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

Fix we also use, but that's very regional.

Really? I used that phrase with a young Scottish woman and she had never heard it.

dar512 · 11-13-2006, 10:34 AM

How about "bought the farm"?

DanaC · 11-13-2006, 10:34 AM

aheh. like I say, it's very regional. I've heard it used as in "Can I fix you a drink?"

DanaC · 11-13-2006, 10:35 AM

Bought the farm. I love that one. I'd like to know the derivation of that phrase.

Sundae · 11-13-2006, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by DucksNuts

useless as tits on a bull - not very helpful either

2 paper bag material - a really unappealing person, warranting the addition of a secondary paper bag, in case the first one would malfunction.

We tend to say-
About as pointless as Tits on a Bulldog - unnecessary
or as useful as Tits on a Bulldog - unhelpful

Although I think the paper bag jokes started as male, I've heard the phrase Double Bagger used differently by women
It describes a man who sleeps around - ie you wouldn't risk sex with him unless he was using two condoms (double bagged)

Pie · 11-13-2006, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

BFE

East Jabip, Podunk, the sticks, Hicksville = somewhere remote, possibly with fewer hallmarks of civilization.
Sack up, man up, cowboy up = gather up one's courage for a daunting task.

melidasaur · 11-13-2006, 12:02 PM

The phrase that drives me nuts - it's a very Southern US thing and unfortunately I picked it up from living in North Carolina for 5 years is: might could.

Example: We might could go to the store.

EHHH, I hate it, but I catch myself doing it.

Griff · 11-13-2006, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

We tend to say-
About as pointless as Tits on a Bulldog - unnecessary
or as useful as Tits on a Bulldog - unhelpful

We say tits on a boar.

lumberjim · 11-13-2006, 01:08 PM

ashtray on a motorbike over there, innit?

barefoot serpent · 11-13-2006, 01:12 PM

pissed ----> shit faced
piss off -----> go take a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut

kick the bucket?

DanaC · 11-13-2006, 04:30 PM

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ashtray on a motorbike over there, innit?

As a friend of mine used to say "Ashtray's a girl's name".

Aliantha · 11-13-2006, 04:33 PM

We say tits on a bull here

morethanpretty · 11-13-2006, 04:53 PM

Up the creek without a paddle
or in some versions (my mom's)
Up poopoo creek without a paddle

Cut the cheese (don't know how american it is)

Don't have a cow.

DanaC · 11-13-2006, 05:00 PM

Up the creek without a paddle, is used here but I suspect is borrowed from America.

11-13-2006, 09:25 AM	#31
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	In the South, we say "fixin' to" meaning "about to" or, roughly, "preparing to" - as in "I'm fixin' to post this..." __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

11-13-2006, 10:34 AM	#33
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	How about "bought the farm"? __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

11-13-2006, 12:02 PM	#38
melidasaur Traded your soul for pogs. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 646	The phrase that drives me nuts - it's a very Southern US thing and unfortunately I picked it up from living in North Carolina for 5 years is: might could. Example: We might could go to the store. EHHH, I hate it, but I catch myself doing it. __________________ I love England, what can I say?

11-13-2006, 01:08 PM	#40
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	ashtray on a motorbike over there, innit? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-13-2006, 01:12 PM	#41
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	pissed ----> shit faced piss off -----> go take a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut kick the bucket? __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

11-13-2006, 10:34 AM	#34
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	aheh. like I say, it's very regional. I've heard it used as in "Can I fix you a drink?"

11-13-2006, 10:35 AM	#35
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Bought the farm. I love that one. I'd like to know the derivation of that phrase.

11-13-2006, 04:33 PM	#43
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	We say tits on a bull here __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-13-2006, 04:53 PM	#44
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	Up the creek without a paddle or in some versions (my mom's) Up poopoo creek without a paddle Cut the cheese (don't know how american it is) Don't have a cow. __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

11-13-2006, 05:00 PM	#45
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Up the creek without a paddle, is used here but I suspect is borrowed from America.

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