20 Southern Sayings
Southerners have come up with some out of this world sayings. Whether you are from another part of the country or from another country altogether, we hope you enjoy this collection of Southern sayings. 1. Bless your heart. While this phrase can be meant sincerely, it usually has an edge. This is a refine way of insulting your intelligence without using so many words. 2. If I had my druthers. "If I had my way" or "If I had my choice." Merriam-Webster points out that " druther " has its origin in classic American fiction, where Mark Twain's characters Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn used it as a shortening of "would rather." 3. Hold your horses. If you're rushing into action without thinking things through. 4. She's stuck up higher than a light pole. If a "stuck up" person thinks that they're better than everyone around them, someone who's "stuck up higher than a light pole" has some serious ego issues. 5. Finer t...