Southern Feels
Times and Places
Expressions of Value
British
General American Classics
100

Hotter than blue blazes

What is very hot?

100

Till the cows come home

What is something that will take a long time?

100

No bigger than a minnow in a fishing pond

What is very small?

100

Chuffed

What is pleased, or happy?

100

Party pooper

What is someone who ruins the good time?

200

To have a hankering for

What is to be hungry for/to be in the mood for?

200

Over yonder

What is a distant location?
200

As all get out

What is as much as possible?

200
Knackered
What is very tired?
200

Bare bones

What is very basic or unadorned?
300

Worn slap out

What is very tired?
300

Carry me to...

What is, "Take me to..." (usually in a car or other vehicle)

300

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

What is, "You can't make something valuable out of something that wasn't worth anything to begin with"?

300

"and Bob's your uncle!"

What is tadaa, or there you have it?

300

Hold the phone

What is, "Just wait" (Used when something surprising is about to be said or just happened)?

400

Tore up

What is upset?

400

If the creek don't rise

What is, "Unless something out of our control happens"?

400

Plumb

What is very? (an adverb of degree)

400

Chinwag

What is a good chat or gossip session?
400

Like pulling teeth

What is very difficult or excruciating?

500

If I had my druthers

What is "If I had it my way"? (Druthers is roughly a contraction of "I'd rather")

500

A month of Sundays

What is a long time?
500

Piddlin'

What is paltry, or very little?

500

Chockablock

What is very full or packed?

500

Long in the tooth

What is old?
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