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PROVERBIAL COMPARISON
AS PLAIN AS THE NOSE ON YOUR FACE.
Submitter comment:
NOTABLY PLAIN; CLEAR IN VIEW.
EXAMPLE: "THAT TREE IS AS PLAIN AS THE NOSE ON YOUR
FACE."
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; HOPKINSVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 04-01-1972
COMPARISON
POOR AS A CHURCHMOUSE.
Submitter comment: MEANS VERY POOR.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
FOLK SAYING
POOR AS A CHURCH MOUSE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; RED BOILING SPRINGS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 02-12-1972
FOLK SAYING
POOR AS JOB'S TURKEY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; RED BOILING SPRINGS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 03-25-1972
RIGHT POOR
POOR AS JOE'S OLD TURKEY--SO POOR HE HAD TO LEAN
UP AGAINST THE FENCE TO GOBBLE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 07-03-1970
FOLK SAYING
PRETTY AS A PICTURE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; RED BOILING SPRINGS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 02-12-1972
FOLK SAYING
PRETTY AS A SPECKLED PUP.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; RED BOILING SPRINGS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 02-12-1972
PROVERB
PRETTY IS AS PRETTY DOES.
Where learned: VIRGINIA ; NORTH GARDEN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 03-24-1969
PROVERBIAL COMPARISON
SEVERAL PROFESSORS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES ARE SAID TO TALK
OR TO GO SO FAST IF YOU DROP A PENCIL YOU ARE 3 CHAPTERS
BEHIND.
Submitter comment: SAID OF MY FATHER ON MTSU CAMPUS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
NOT GIVEN
QUICK AS A FLASH.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PRIMM SPRINGS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 08-06-1968
NOT GIVEN
AS QUICK AS GREASED LIGHTNING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PRIMM SPRINGS
Keyword(s): SPEED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 08-06-1968
PROVERB
HE/SHE/IT'S AS QUICK AS GREASED LIGHTNING.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SPEED
QUICK AS LIGHTENING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PRIMM SPRINGS
Keyword(s): LIGHTNING
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 08-06-1968
HOW QUICK CAN A DEAD SHEEP'S TAIL SHAKE?
QUICKER THAN THREE SHAKES OF A DEAD SHEEP'S TAIL.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): SPEED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 07-03-1970
QUIETNESS
AS QUIET AS A MOUSE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PRIMM SPRINGS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 08-06-1968
PROVERB
QUIET AS A MOUSE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 06-20-1970
QUESTIONS
RAISE MORE QUESTIONS THAN THE LAST MINUTE OF A SOAP OPERA.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 03-01-1969
SAYING
AS RED AS A PREGNANT NUN IN CHURCH.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): EMBARRASSMENT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 03-00-1972
FOLK SAYING
RED AS A ROSE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; RED BOILING SPRINGS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
COMPARISON: REGULAR/CLOCKWORK
AS REGULAR AS CLOCKWORK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN