1. A whistling woman and a crowing hen never comes to a very good end. (be what you are suppose to be)
   
   
2. Ain't that the berries! (that is mighty fine!)
   
   
3. As easy as sliding off a greasy log backward. (easy as can be)
   
   
4. Barking up the wrong tree. (completely wrong)
   
   
5. Be like the old lady who fell out of the wagon. (you aren't in it, so don't get involved)
   
   
6. Busy as a stump-tailed cow in fly time. (very busy)
   
   
7. Caught with your pants down. (taken by surprise, wholly unprepared)
   
   
8. Chugged full. (full and running over)
   
   
9. Do go on. (you must be kidding)
   
   
10. Don't bite off more than you can chew. (don't attempt more than you can do)
    
    
11. Don't count your chickens before they hatch. (see the results first)
    
    
12. Don't let the tail wag the dog. (the chief is running the show and not the Indians)
    
    
13. Don't let your mouth overload your tail. (talking too much)
    
    
14. Either fish or cut bait. (work or make way for those who will)
    
    
15. Even a blind hog finds an acorn now and then. (everyone is lucky sometimes)
    
    
16. Every dog should have a few fleas. (no one is perfect)
    
    
17. Fly off the handle. (become angry and lash out)
    
    
18. Get the short end of the stick. (left out or slighted)
    
    
19. Give down the country. (give them a piece of your mind)
    
    
20. Go hog wild. (really go all out)
    
    
21. Go off half-cocked. (go off with only part of the facts)
    
    
22. Go to bed with the chickens. (retire early at night)
    
    
23. Go whole hog. (go for it all)
    
    
24. Gone back on your raisin. (deny heritage)
    
    
25. Got your feathers ruffled. (pouting)
    
    
26. Happy as a dead pig in the sunshine. (doesn't know or care what's going on)
    
    
27. Have no axe to grind. (no strong position one way or the other)
    
    
28. High on the hog. (getting up in the world)
    
    
29. Holler like a stuck pig. (someone deceived you or upset you)
    
    
30. I do declare. (means anything, but usually nothing)
    
    
31. In high cotton. (coming up in the world)
    
    
32. In a coon's age. (been a while)
    
    
33. Like a bump on a log. (doing nothing, going nowhere, but conspicuous about it)
    
    
34. Like a one eyed dog in a meat house. (too much of a good thing)
    
    
35. Like two peas in a pod. (friends, think and act alike)
    
    
36. Mend fences. (make up differences)
    
    
37. Plenty early. (get there ahead of time)
    
    
38. Pull a plank off the wall. (celebrate)
    
    
39. Scarce as hen's teeth. (nearly non-existent)
    
    
40. Sight for sore eyes. (looks great)
    
    
41. Sitting pretty. (got it made)
    
    
42. Slow as molasses in January. (really slow)
    
    
43. Stomping grounds. (home base, familiar territory)
    
    
44. Sun don't shine on the same dog's tail all the time. (the tables will turn)
    
    
45. That takes the cake. (surprised)
    
    
46. There you go. (may mean to agree with, or just a response with little meaning)
    
    
47. Too big for your britches. (too prideful)
    
    
48. Two shakes of a lamb's tail. (to do quickly)
    
    
49. Well, shut my mouth. (I am speechless!)
    
    
50. You ain't just whistlin' Dixie. (What you're saying is true)