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Just as promised, part 2 to the southern sayings series! If you didn’t catch the first one check it out here: https://ssouthernlifestyle.com/12-famous-southern-sayings-part-1/. I hope you enjoy!
1) Running rabbits – If somebody is running rabbits, it means they are telling tall tales or not telling the truth.
2) Like a bull in a china shop – This means somebody is very clumsy and is likely to break something.
3) Can’t hold water – If there is somebody that tells every little thing to every body….they can’t hold water or keep it to themselves.
4) Their ears must be burning – That’s what Southerners say when they are talking a lot about another person and usually it’s not in a good way.
5) Go get a hickory switch – Somebody’s in trouble when they have to go get a long thin branch from a tree or bush that is used for old school spankings.
6) There is more than one way to skin a cat – No this don’t mean we actually skin cats. This is another way of saying that there is more than one way to do something.
7) My eyeballs are floating – This means you have to go to the bathroom (number 1) like really, really bad.
8) That’s like the pot calling the kettle black – Basically this is somebody being a hypocrite.
9) Getting too big for your britches – Usually this is said to children who are trying to talk back and/or is being disrespectful. By the way, britches are pants just in case you didn’t know.
10) This ain’t my first rodeo – This means it’s not the first time someone has been in the same situation.
11) Fixin’ to – Southerners say this when they are about to do something.
12) Sounds like God is moving furniture – When you hear thunder nearby, it sounds like God is moving furniture.
Do you have any southern sayings to add to my list? Use the comment box below to let me know what you think and stay tuned to part 3 of the series!
