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Flat as a fritter.

That land is so poor two red-headed women couldn’t raise a fuss on it.

He was so nervous, he could thread a sewing machine while it was running.

Well, if that don’t put pepper in the gumbo!

It's hotter than the four sides of Hell.

I'll knock you into the middle of next week lookin' both ways for Sunday.

If I tell you a duck can pull a truck, shut up an hook it up.

That’s smoother than a spanked baby’s butt

Up shit creek without a paddle

You couldn't hit a bull in the butt with a bass fiddle.

I wish to my never.

She’s got more than one mule in her stable.

He’s too stingy to give you the time of day.

It’s been saucered and blowed.

He ain't got no home trainin.

Less chance than a snowball in Hell.

I think I’m tryin’to get sick.

He could go bear hunting with a switch.

She fell out of the ugly tree; and hit every branch on the way down.

They never could set horses.

Finer than frog's hair