I am from the DEEP South and we have a million of them. Some of my favorites are:
"It is raining like a cow Pi$$ing on a flat rock"
Translation: It's raining REAL Hard
"It will be a bad day at black rock"
Translation: It will be a REAL bad day
"Keep your shirt on"!
Translation: Be patient
"The cows are walkin' the fence"
Translation: It's fixin' to rain
"It's a comin up a cloud"
Translation: Shute! it's a'fixin ta rain
Translation to the translation: Oh my gosh it is about to rain!
My Southern Grandmother's favorite saying:
"If en the Lord let's me live"
Translation: If I live until tomorrow, that's what I'll do
My Southern Grandmother's second favorite saying:
"Lordy, Lordy"
Translation: Gosh I am tired today
My Southern Grandmother's third favorite saying:
"Yall have fun with your new playpurty now"!
Translation: You guys have fun with your new toy now!
And my dad was always saying he was going to do stuff when he got around to it If you need to do stuff here's what you need.
"Yall Come Now He ya"
Translation: "Please come back and see us at another time"
"How's MOM EN NEM?"
Translation: How is everyone at home?
"NUF for now"!!!
Translation: That is enough for now!!
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