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Originally Posted by JayMcGee
In the Uk, a lot our phrases come from various sports: sticky wicket, horses for courses etc...... I guess the same is true of the US. We've all heard the 'three strikes and out' thingie (taken from your version of rounders, I believe) but I'm sure there are others....
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three strikes and your out is from baseball. I have no clue what rounders is. My mother uses "pertnear" (don't know how to spell it) meaning close to. wow this is hard...hmmm. Yellow bellied snake is a bit outdated but sometimes used. Cows are sometimes referred to as "doggies." "Best in the west." is common when someone is bragging (although normally its in a joking way). Around here references to the street Harry Hines blvd has to do with prostitutes. Goin' muddin' is what the hicks do after it rains...they take their truck (normally) and find a muddy field to drive in. Drunk as a skunk...well i don't think explanation is needed. (unless you don't know what a skunk is). Vittles is food. Crackers are white people, beaners are mexicans, wetbacks are mexicans (pretty racist tho). I'll be back when I can think of some more.