re: Old sayings your parents/grandparents used to use

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My grandma would always say something like “rau smit!” any time she saw us in the house and it meant go play outside.

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raus mit = out with

"Youth is wasted on the young"
-PawPaw

Ain't smart enough to pour piss out of his boot with the instructions written on the heel.

How goes it?

Slow as molasses
Slicker than owl shite
Lazy people work the hardest (i.e., do it right the first time)
Not playing with a full deck
Poor as a church mouse
Not a pot to pee in
Three sheets to the wind (very drunk)
Up the creek without a paddle
If the creek don't rise and the Good Lord willing
Clean as a whistle

Dad used to frequently say he “j_wed down” someone when he negotiated

Also said “ acting like a big [word redacted bc policy but starts w/ N) eye doctor - when referring to an arrogant person

"Slicker than snot on a doorknob."

"Stone the flaming crows."

"shite fire and save the matches."

"_________ looks like the south end of a north-bound mule."

That's how the cow ate the cabbage.

pure-dee, meaning “completely or totally.”