{"product_id":"9780930643348","title":"Listening to Rural Midwestern Idioms\/Folk Sayings","description":"\u003cp\u003eEntertaining guide to sayings and expressions from an almost lost early rural culture. Helps explain some strange phraseology and other Midwestern talk. These sayings are colored with allusions from the past and touched with a bit of humor. Some may appear to be crude and crass, but they are authentic. Written by noted storyteller and observer of local folks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is a sampling of these and many other midwestern folk sayings (idioms) in the following categories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppearance, such as \u003cem\u003e\"being run of the mill\" \"she's no spring chicken\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehaviors and Dispositions, as \u003cem\u003e\"happy as a cow in clover\" \"rougher than a cob\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarriage and Separation - \u003cem\u003e\"she led him down the primrose path\" \"he's in the doghouse\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommon Sense -\u003cem\u003e \"he's talkin' through his hat\" \"few bricks short of a full load\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCredibility - \u003cem\u003e\"slippery as a greased pig\" \"there's a lot of frosting on that cake\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSituations and Tasks - \u003cem\u003e\"it was cut and dried before he came\" \"it was water the dam\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime, Distance and Weather -\u003cem\u003e \"make hay while the sun shines\" \"goes to bed with the chickens\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eValue - \"not worth a hill of beans\" \"can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompetition - \u003cem\u003e\"helpless as a pig on ice\" \"separate the wheat from the chaff\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoney and Finance - \u003cem\u003e\"that's just chicken feed\" \"the well has gone dry\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelationships - \u003cem\u003e\"the pot calling the kettle black\" \"taken under her wing\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeath and Dying -\u003cem\u003e \"he kicked the bucket\" \"shouldn't buy green bananas\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommunication and Language Skills - \u003cem\u003e\"in one ear and out the other\" \"that's just hogwash\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKitchen, Household and Food - \u003cem\u003e\"he's a meat and potatoes guy\" \"two pickles short of a quart\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSports - \u003cem\u003e\"went to bat for him\" \"got a lot on the ball\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll find no \"\u003cem\u003ebeating around the bush\" \u003c\/em\u003ehere. If you're ready to \"\u003cem\u003echew the fat\"\u003c\/em\u003e and \"\u003cem\u003estrike while the iron is hot\u003c\/em\u003e\", then this book's for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Images Unlimited Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47023069200624,"sku":"9780930643348","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780930643348_p0.jpg?v=1763868165","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780930643348","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}