lick and a promise noun phrase Esp with reference to a household chore: a hasty job, one done in a slipshod or superficial manner.1943 Justus Bluebird 18 They’ve had no more than a lick-and-a promise with a broom for quite a spell. 1966 DARE give something a lick and a promise = to do a job without proper time or care (Spruce Pine NC). 1976 Garber Mountain-ese 53 You didn’t half sweep the floor; you gave it a lick and…
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Sayings from Appalachia
My family used “My foot.” a lot. Best way to let someone know you doubted something they said. We also…
The Deer Hunter cut the blood out of one of his fingers at work last week with a saw. As…
come in and warm, come into the fire verb phrase To come into the house and get warm (expressions of…
The End of Time. Sounds ominous doesn’t it? I’ve heard about the end of time since I was a small…
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Never in my life have I been accused of being slow, but I have heard the expression “slow as Christmas”…
Here’s the most recent sayings my friend Suzann and her mother sent me: She thought she was something on a…
That bucket of water and mud mess they left in the backyard stinks to high heaven. —- The other day…
My friend Suzann is always sending me colorful sayings. Suzann and I went to elementary school together and as adults…