{"product_id":"listening-to-rural-midwestern-idioms-folk-sayings-paperback","title":"Listening to Rural Midwestern Idioms\/Folk Sayings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBob Bohlken\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003eHere is a sampling of these and many other midwestern folk sayings (idioms) in the following categories: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppearance, such as \u003cem\u003e\"being run of the mill\" \"she's no spring chicken\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Behaviors and Dispositions, as \u003cem\u003e\"happy as a cow in clover\" \"rougher than a cob\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Marriage and Separation - \u003cem\u003e\"she led him down the primrose path\" \"he's in the doghouse\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Common Sense -\u003cem\u003e \"he's talkin' through his hat\" \"few bricks short of a full load\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Credibility - \u003cem\u003e\"slippery as a greased pig\" \"there's a lot of frosting on that cake\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Situations and Tasks - \u003cem\u003e\"it was cut and dried before he came\" \"it was water the dam\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Time, Distance and Weather -\u003cem\u003e \"make hay while the sun shines\" \"goes to bed with the chickens\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Value - \"not worth a hill of beans\" \"can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear\"\u003cbr\u003e Competition - \u003cem\u003e\"helpless as a pig on ice\" \"separate the wheat from the chaff\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Money and Finance - \u003cem\u003e\"that's just chicken feed\" \"the well has gone dry\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Relationships - \u003cem\u003e\"the pot calling the kettle black\" \"taken under her wing\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Death and Dying -\u003cem\u003e \"he kicked the bucket\" \"shouldn't buy green bananas\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Communication and Language Skills - \u003cem\u003e\"in one ear and out the other\" \"that's just hogwash\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kitchen, Household and Food - \u003cem\u003e\"he's a meat and potatoes guy\" \"two pickles short of a quart\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sports - \u003cem\u003e\"went to bat for him\" \"got a lot on the ball\" \u003c\/em\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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52638252007731,"sku":"9780930643348","price":22.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bDB6czRURFYwUVE1SDU1RVdRZkRFZz09.webp?v=1762315002","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/listening-to-rural-midwestern-idioms-folk-sayings-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}