1. Mind your manners.
   Speak more eloquently.
2. Enunciate your vowels more.
   Watch my dog.

"Mind your P's and Q's" is another way of saying "mind your manners." It's often used when someone is being impolite, or lacking common manners.

1. Sad
   Surprised
2. Angry
   Confused

To be surprised in a situation calls for the phrase, "Heavens to Betsy." This may also be used in situations that are fearful in nature.

1. Set the table.
   Dinner is still cooking.
2. Dinner is ready.
   Feed the dog.

"Supper time" means that dinner is ready. It's also used to "round up" family and friends to the dining room or kitchen.

1. I saw it.
   I, Suzanne
2. I don't want to.
   I swear.

"I suwanne" is another way of saying "I swear." It's usually used to express frustration or annoyance in a situation.

1. Surprised
   Sad
2. Angry
   Depressed

"Well, I'll be" is usually a prelude to a sentence that expresses surprise. It can also be another form of expressing a loss for words.

1. You too
   You all
2. Why?
   Just you

"Y'all" is the shortened way of saying "you all." It's also used to address two or more people.

1. Wagon
   Box
2. Shopping cart
   Buggy

The Southern slang for "shopping cart" is buggy. For example, "I left my buggy in the bread aisle of the store."

1. It's used to tell someone they spilled something on their clothes.
   It's used as a substitute word for a word you forgot.
2. It's used to express relief.
   It's used to point out a blemish on someone's face.

A "dohickey" is a substitute word for a word you forgot in the context of a sentence. For example, "My mom is making this, uh,.dohickey for supper tonight." This person probably forgot what dish his mother is making, so "dohickey" would replace the name of the dinner dish.

1. Noisy shoes
   Squeaky shoes
2. Clodhopper
   Clip clap

A clodhopper is used to express that the footwear a person is wearing is very noisy. This is often used when a person is walking.

1. Like milk and cookies
   Like salt and pepper
2. Like an ornament to a Christmas tree
   Like white on rice

"Like white on rice" is used to express closeness to someone, whether it's an emotional attachment, or in physical proximity. For example, "That couple over there is like white on rice."

1. Depressed
   Proud
2. Angry
   Puzzled

Another way of being proud is to express it with the phrase, "proud as a peacock." This can also be used to express that someone is being overly proud, or arrogant.

1. Sick as a dog
   As happy as a bee
2. As blissful as the sky
   Like white on rice

To be as "sick as a dog" is to be really sick. This is often used to describe symptoms associated with the cold or flu.

1. It's a nice day out.
   It's very hot.
2. It's very cold.
   It's very gloomy.

The phrase "hotter than Hades" is associated with a high temperature of the weather. For example, "Tomorrow is supposed to be hotter than Hades."

1. Like a frog's eyes
   Happier than a bee
2. Hog wild
   Pig friendly

"Hog wild" is used to express immense excitement in a situation. For example, "He went hog wild over his birthday cake."

1. As calm as the sky
   As red as a rose
2. Blue in the face
   Tickled pink

When someone is "tickled pink" it usually means they are very happy. This is typically used to describe someone who looks happy after receiving a compliment.

1. Confused
   Calm
2. Upset
   Joyful

To become upset (especially over small problems) is to throw a "hissy fit." This is often associated with causing chaos, or causing a scene in public.

1. Acting startled and shocked
   Overexaggerating their body language to match their anger​
2. Remaining calm and quiet
   Trying to solve a puzzle

When someone is overexaggerating their body language to match their anger, they are having a "conniption fit." This is often met with overly expressive gestures, such as hands waving all over the place.

1. Expressing sorrow
   Trying to calm me down
2. Making me happy
   Annoying me a lot

If you are "gettin' on my last nerve," you are annoying me greatly. This is also used to express that you've "had it" with someone, and that you possibly don't want to speak with them anymore.

1. Wait
   Hurry up.
2. Remain calm.
   Find the horses.

If I want you to "hold your horses," it means that I want you to wait or slow down. This is often used when the other person is in a rush.

1. Don't get mad, or don't get too excited.
   Don't be so calm.
2. Don't look so confused.
   Don't be so sad.

If I say "don’t get your feathers ruffled," it means I don't want you to get too mad or too excited. It's another way of saying you don't want a person to "get their hopes up."

1. It's used on someone who is acting inappropriately or unprofessionally.
   It's used to reward someone for doing a good job.
2. It's used on someone who is depressed.
   It's used on someone who is lost.

If a child is throwing a tantrum, the parent might say something like "I'm going to jerk a knot in your tail if you don't settle down." It's also used to indicate that they will be "grounded" or punished.

1. You're not talking enough.
   You're talking too quietly.
2. Keep talking.
   Stop talking.

If I want you to "hush up," it means I think you're talking too much or too loudly, and I want you to be quiet. For example, "Cindy, will you just hush up already!"

1. It's cold outside
   The situation is actually not alright
2. The situation should be left alone
   The situation calls for blissful ignorance

There are two meanings to the phrase "fine and dandy," depending on the context. One of them is used sarcastically to say that something is not alright. The other meaning is to express actual content and happiness.

1. Quit eating.
   Quit smoking.
2. Stop whining.
   Quit drinking so much alcohol.

"Quit yer bellyachin'" is another way of telling someone to stop whining. It's often used when someone is whining or complaining about something too much.

1. Suspicious
   Puzzled
2. Angry
   Happy

Someone who is making an angry-looking face will often be met with the Southern phrase, "your face is gonna freeze like that." This is another way of telling someone to be happy.

1. "Little miss priss"
   "Happy go lucky"
2. "Like a pig in mud"
   "Like a fish out of water"

If someone is pretentious or acting high-maintenanced, they might often be met with the phrase "little miss priss." This is often used as an insult.

1. Someone who is great with tools
   Not very smart
2. Very smart
   Someone who gets lost easily

If someone is "not the sharpest tool in the shed," it means they are not very smart. Another way of saying this is "not the brightest bulb in the box."

1. It's used to express rage and anger.
   It's used to express happiness with tasty food.
2. It's used to express dissatisfaction with food.
   It's used to try to get out of a situation.

When someone wants to express happiness with tasty food, they will often use the phrase "slap yer mama." For example, "Well slap yer mama this pizza is so good."

1. Contemplating their actions
   Agreeing with you
2. Sweating a lot
   Trying to find answers to questions

If someone is sweating a lot, they will often be met with the phrase "sweatin' like a sinner in church." For example, "Is it hot outside? Because you're sweatin' like a sinner in church."

1. Sugar
   To calm down
2. To be left alone
   Affection

Another way of asking for affection from someone is to say "gimme some sugar." For example, "I haven't seen you in ages! Come gimme some sugar."

1. "Lord willin' and the creek don’t rise"
   "Well, I declare."
2. "Barkin' up the wrong tree"
   "I reckon'"

If you're very surprised in a situation, you might start your sentence off with "Well, I declare..." For example, "Well, I declare, I wasn't expecting all of these birthday gifts."

1. "Beatin' around the bush"
   "She would argue with a fence post."
2. "If it had been a snake, it’d bit you."
   "Nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rockin’ chairs"

"Nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rockin’ chairs" is another way of saying that someone gets scared too easily. For example, "That horror movie made her as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rockin’ chairs."

1. Depressed
   Calm
2. Stressed
   Perplexed

If someone is a "wound tighter than a clock," it means they are very stressed out with a situation. For example, "This wedding has her wound tighter than a clock."

1. "How’s yer mama ‘n them?"
   "Say yer prayers."
2. "Mind your P’s and Q’s."
   "Bless your heart."

"How’s yer mama ‘n them?" is used to express curiosity and caring about someone's relatives or family members. It's another way of saying "How is your family doing?"

1. Expressing sadness
   Expressing dissatisfaction with the town in which they live
2. Happy and joyful
   Doing something with great eagerness

When someone is very eager about doing something, they are "goin' to town." For example, "She is really goin' to town on that gumbo."