“Bless your heart”– a Southern way to say you’re fat or not quite acceptable. If you only learn ONE southern idiom, it must be“Bless your heart.” Sweet Southern Lady Saying, “Bless Your Heart.” You can say anything about anybody, then say, “Bless her heart,” and it is al...
Bless Patsy! int. A pleasant expletive phrase expressing surprise. (Patsy is the patron saint of Southern euphemisms.) Bless yore heart! int. A nice expletive expressing approval, encouragement, or to soften a subtle jab. Boat n. (1) A screw with a nut on it that you tighten with a ra...
It's just that we have an aversion to aggression in everyday discourse. (In a football stadium, we have no problem with it whatsoever.) Hence the proliferation of "bless your heart," which isn't always sarcastic or insincere. Sometimes we're conveying genuine empathy/sympathy. But we also...
Example:“He wasbuttering his boss upin hopes of getting that coveted promotion.” Couch potato A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching TV. Example:“Ever since he got the new gaming console, he’s turned into a realcouch potato.” ...
Now we know that Atticus – like Lincoln, like Jefferson, like all of us – is a flesh and blood human being and a product of his times as we all are (“let he who is without sin” etc. …). Real people have real flaws. In the 1950s and 1960s there were well-meaning people ...
Of course, any rude comments can be negated with the addition of a sincere-sounding “bless her heart.” If the array of casseroles and cakes at the family reunion makes you happier than a pig in slop, don’t go overboard or you’re liable to end up full as a tick on a hound do...
There is! A production company followed us around at one point because I bought a bunch of gear from this guy. I’ve got it all on VHS tapes. The footage includes concerts with the fog machines and flash pots—just amazing stuff. I’ve been meaning to get it converted. I finally foun...
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all of your mind. Listen again to that commandment from Jesus Himself. This heavily relates to the purpose/ meaning of our lives and if others can see the love of Christ emulating through us, then...
But all three mentions of demons seem to treat “demon” as meaning “idol” or “false god” – they’re all mentioned in the context of condemning those who sacrifice to them. Note that Leviticus does say “goat demons”, which might have something to do with the modern image of the...
In other word, one thing which we quickly and already realise when we come into existence is that we are not going to live forever and we shall depart in different ways from this life. This is a fact and life’s meaning should not be based on or judged according to whether there is ...