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TOUGH, ROUGH AND HARD TI DIAPER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BABY ; CONTRADICTION ; TAUNT?
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse SPEECH -- Formula PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
CUSTOM & SUPERSTITION
MOVING INTO A NEW HOUSE YOU SHOULD FIRST BRING BREAD & SUGAR
INTO IT, SO THERE WILL ALWAYS BE FOOD TO EAT & THE HOUSE
WILL NEVER KNOW FROM BITTERS.
Submitter comment:
THE SAYING "NEVER KNOW FROM BITTERS" MEANS THAT THE HOUSE
SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE HAPPINESS IN IT!
HEARD THIS AS A KID. THESE SAYINGS JUST WENT AROUND IN A JEWISH
HOME. I COULD FIND NO ORIGIN FOR THIS SAYING
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 00-00-1974
WRONG SIDE OF BED
IT IS BAD LUCK TO GET OUT OF THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR BED. YOUR GUARDIAN
ANGEL SLEEPS ON THE RIGHT AND THE DEVIL ON THE LEFT. IF YOU GET OUT
THE LEFT SIDE, YOU AWAKEN THE DEVIL AND HE LEADS YOU INTO
TROUBLE.THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE FOR THE RIGHT SIDE.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE MORE COMMON SAYING THAT "YOU GOT OUT ON THE
WRONG SIDE OF THE BED" WHEN SOMEBODY IS IN A BAD MOOD IN THE MORNING.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; WEATHERLY
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Angel BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Good luck BELIEF -- Bad luck PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 00001960S
A PERSON WHO LIES A GREAT DEAL IS SAID TO HAVE A FORKED TONGUE.
Submitter comment: I HAVE HEARD THIS ALL MY LIFE.
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Mouth, teeth, lips, tongue PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 00001960S TO 00001972
A REAL TEARJERKER.
Submitter comment: USED TO DESCRIBE EMOTIONAL BOOKS OR MOVIES.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 10-29-1972
HE IS WISE BEYOND HIS YEARS
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS REMARK IN SCHOOL IN THE YEAR 1927
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 09-23-1972
DON'T PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE
Submitter comment: ADVICE GIVEN TO INFORMANT BY HIS FATHER IN 1929
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 10-06-1972
YOUR TASTE IS ALL IN YOUR MOUTH
Submitter comment: INFORMANT WAS TOLD THIS BY HIS FATHER IN 1933
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 10-05-1972
DON'T TREAD ON THIN ICE
Submitter comment: FAVORITE EXPRESSION OF INFORMANT'S FATHER
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 09-26-1972
RAISE CAIN
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD HIS FATHER SAY THIS MANY TIMES
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 10-05-1972
LOCK, STOCK AND BARREL
Submitter comment: INFORMANT'S FATHER USED THIS PHRASE FROM 1928 THROUGH 1953
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 10-06-1972
UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS EXPRESSION IN THE U. S. ARMY IN 1947
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 09-25-1972
GRAB THE BULL BY THE HORNS
Submitter comment: INFORMANT WAS TOLD THIS BY HER MOTHER IN THE YEAR 1931
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 10-06-1972
SINK OR SWIM
Submitter comment: INFORMANT WAS TOLD THIS BY HIS FATHER IN 1931
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 10-04-1972
THAT'S A FEATHER IN YOUR CAP
Submitter comment:
REMEMBERED THIS EXPRESSION BEING USED BY INFORMANT'S FATHER IN THE
YEAR 1931
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 10-03-1972
A MEAL FIT FOR A KING
Submitter comment:
AN EXPRESSION MY FATHER USES WHEN HE HAS A GOOD DINNER. I FIRST
HEARD IT ON THANKSGIVING DAY IN THE YEAR 1969
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 10-04-1972
TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB'S TAIL
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS FROM HIS FATHER IN THE YEAR 1928
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 09-28-1972
PROVERBIAL PHRASE
ACE IN THE HOLE
Data entry tech comment: GAMBLING TERM APPLIED TO A HIDDEN ADVANTAGE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Keyword(s): NUMBERS
James Callow Keyword(s): CARD PLAYING: POKER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
PROVERBIAL PHRASE
ANY PORT IN A STORM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): WEATHER PROVERB
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; ELLIPSIS ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 12-05-1967
PROVERBIAL PHRASE
AS NEAT AS WAX.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): DEFINITION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |