Colorful Texas Sayings

Here’s an enjoyable set of sayings from Texas

Some examples:

  • Big hat, no cattle.  (someone who is all appearance, no reality)
  • He wouldn’t bite a biscuit. (timid)
  • He called his hogs all night.(snoring)
  • Handy as hip pockets on a hog. (so, not terribly useful)
  • Two hoots and a holler away. ( a long way)
  • I’d like to buy him for what he’s worth and sell him for what he thinks he’ll bring. (someone with a very high opinion of himself)

https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/more-colorful-texas-sayings-than-you-can-shake-a-stick-at/