Mama Said: “Gooder than snuff, but not half as dusty.”
Some of the best expressions never came from a dictionary. They came from Grandma. “Gooder than...
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Category: What Mama said…
Mama Said: Kicking against the goats? Well, that explains a lot
For years, I thought the Bible said, “It is hard for thee to kick against the goats.” Goats. As in...
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Mama Said: Home is where the heart is
Mama always said, “Home is where the heart is.” As a child, I thought that meant the house where...
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Mama said, “You reap what you sow.”
This one sounded suspiciously like farm work. If you grew up hearing Mama’s sayings, you learned...
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Mama Said: ‘Fit as a fiddle’ and ‘Clean as a whistle’
Mama said, “You’re fit as a fiddle.” Well, thank goodness. Although I have wondered exactly what...
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Mama Said: “Count Your Blessings”
“Count your blessings.” Mama didn’t need to add much explanation to that one. The meaning was...
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Mama Said: When the going gets tough, the tough get going
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going” sounds like one of those sayings meant for a...
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Mama Said: “A stitch in time saves nine.”
Not long ago, while writing about “Many hands make light work,” I mentioned another familiar piece...
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Mama Said… “Actions speak louder than words.”
Mama had plenty to say about promises, but she cared more about what happened after the promise...
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Mama Said: “Pretty is as pretty does.”
Mama had plenty of sayings that made little sense to me when I was young. I understood the words,...
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Mama said…”Katie, bar the door.”
Mama had a saying for those moments when things were about to get interesting — and not...
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Mama said…“ Lord willing and the creek don’t rise.”
I heard a phrase leaving church recently that I hadn’t heard in a while. As we were saying our...
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