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PROVERB
WISH NOT, WANT NOT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
NOT GIVEN
WOMEN CONCEAL EVERYTHING, EXCEPT WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW.
Submitter comment: THIS IS SELF-EXPLANATORY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
PROVERB
WOMEN LAUGH WHEN THEY CAN AND WEEP WHEN THEY WILL.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A STATEMENT ABOUT THE UNPREDICTABILITY OF A
WOMAN'S PERSONALITY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
PROVERB
WORDS AND FEATHERS ARE TOSSED BY THE WIND.
Submitter comment: THIS MEANS THAT WORDS ARE OF LITTLE CONSEQUENCE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
PROVERB
WORDS DON'T MAKE A DROP IN A BUCKET.
Submitter comment:
IN OTHER WORDS, PEOPLE MAY TALK A LOT, BUT THEY MAY NOT
TAKE ACTION.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 05-01-1972
PROVERBIAL PHRASE
TO WORK YOUR FINGERS TO THE BONE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 03-00-1972
PROVERB
THE WORST WHEEL OF A CART CREAKS THE MOST.
Submitter comment:
THIS PROBABLY MEANS THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL WHEN SOMETHING
IS BAD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
SWEET WISDOM
YOU CAN CATCH MORE FLIES WITH HONEY THAN YOU CAN WITH
VINEGAR.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 06-25-1970
PROVEB
YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER, BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE HIM
DRINK.
Submitter comment:
THIS MEANS THAT YOU CAN'T FORCE SOMEBODY TO DO SOMETHING,
IF HE DOESN'T WANT TO.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 02-22-1972
NOT GIVEN
YOU CAN PICK YOUR FRIENDS, BUT YOU CAN'T PICK YOUR FAMILY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 04-12-1972
PROVERBIAL MAXIM
YOU CAN'T BEAT THAT WITH A STICK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
PROVERB
YOU CAN'T GET ANY MORE FROM A CAT THAN ITS SKIN.
Submitter comment: THIS IS SELF-EXPLANATORY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
PROVERB
YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK BY LOOKING AT ITS COVER.
Submitter comment: THIS ALSO MEANS THAT YOU SHOULDN'T JUDGE BY APPEARANCES.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 02-22-1972
PROVERB
YOU CAN'T SQUEEZE BLOOD FROM A TURNIP.
Submitter comment: THIS MEANS THAT SOMETHING IS IMPOSSIBLE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 02-23-1972
PROVERB
YOU CAN'T WADE SAFELY IN UNKNOWN WATER.
Submitter comment:
THIS PROBABLY MEANS YOU HAVE TO BE FAMILIAR WITH SOMETHING
BEFORE YOU CAN MASTER IT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
PROVERB
YOU MOVE LIKE YOU HAD DEAD LICE FALLLING OFF OF YOU.
Submitter comment:
MRS. REAVES SAID THAT THIS WAS A COMMON EXPRESSION IN
FORT SMITH WHEN SHE WAS A GIRL.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 08-13-1968
PROVERB
YOU MUST NOT LET YOUR MOUSE TRAP SMELL OF CHEESE.
Submitter comment: TO ME, THIS MEANS TO BE SUBTLE IF YOU WANT SOMETHING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 05-09-1972
CURRENT SAYING
YOU NEVER SEE A DEAD WHITE MULE OR A BAPTIST PREACHER.
Submitter comment:
I HAVE HEARD PEOPLE IN ILLINOIS SAY (THIS), I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SAYING MEANS, BUT IT IS VERY COMMON
IN THAT AREA.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 08-01-1968
FOLK SPEECH
YOUNG AS SPRING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 03-00-1972
PROVERB
YOU'RE PULLING MY LEG.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 07-01-1970