03/06/23 Grif.Net - Phrases from Childhood
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[We all have heard “common phrases” used by parents or adult when we were younger. Many are “regional”, some “ethnic”, and all “memorable”! Here are a few of mine and would love to hear some of your favorite phrases from childhood]
“If it was a snake, it would have bit you.”
“I’m gonna see a man about a dog.”
“He was born naked as a jaybird.”
“I haven’t seen you in a month of Sundays.”
“It’s as easy as fallin’ off a log.”
“Shut the door! Were you born in a barn?”
“If you don’t quit cryin’ I’ll give you something to cry about.”
“She was runnin’ around like a chicken with its head cut off.”
“That dog won’t hunt.”
“He’s dumber than a bag of hammers.” (or “box of rocks”)
“If you don’t sit still I’ll undo your belly-button and your legs will fall off.”
And the one I can still hear my dad’s voice saying is . . .
“If I have to stop this car and come back there, you’ll be sorry, mister.”
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Dr Bob Griffin
"Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!"
