The British are all idioms (horses, courses, Asian)

[GracieJJ]

She's off her trolley.

Dogs bollox.

Pi$$ing in the wind.

Water off a ducks back...

He's gone to do the 5 knuckle shuffle.

Cocked it up

[Stormcrow73]

Originally Posted by southdown

We'd love to hear them

Here's a couple that come immediatly to mind:

Sh**tin' and a flyin' - driving way too fast
P***ing (or spitting) in the wind - doing something that won't amount to anything

My mom had hundreds but I unfortunately don't remember most of them Maybe more will come to mind.

[Stormcrow73]

Here's a couple more:

three shakes of a sheeps tail - really quickly
three sheets to the wind - amazingly drunk (this one's in fairly common use in the US I think)

Given the ancestry of most of the people in the Appalachians and Ozarks areas of the US, I'd imagine most all of these were in fairly common usage in the British Isles at one time. They're still being used in these regions over here.

[LINCOLNSHIRE]

" He put the *£$% in S****horpe",,,Not nice but heard in certain quarters, not just locally, for more years than I can remember...
Sometimes understandibly,,,

S****horpe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Yorkie Bar]

Originally Posted by uglyblackjohn

Woodward,Yorkie,RH - Some kind-of make sense, some you can speculate on their orgin. The one that makes me laugh is, "Gone pear-shaped". Does this reference a woman's bottom as she ages or is there a more (or less) inane orgin?

A very good question. It isn't clear but it is thought to originate from the Royal Air Force - a pilot that attempted a loop that was less than circular would have a pear-shaped loop. Seems that explanation is a bit of a guess though.

An expression that I like to use is 'arse over tit' when somebody falls over in a comic fashion (although that might not be strictly an idiom). Others are:-

'Nowt so q*u*e*e*r* as folk' (not my dear American friends an expression of homosexuality but a comment on the strangeness of people).

'Where there's muck there's brass'

'Short arms and deep pockets'

[Franklyn]

Originally Posted by southdown

We'd love to hear them

Here are a few Hillbilly colloquialisms I've run across, along with my interpretations. (Wouldn't this be a closer definition than "idioms")?

He's happier than a dead pig in the sunshine - He's content, and full of bliss
Bless your heart. - You're wrong, fairly harmless and an idiot
He's nothing but a suck-egg dog. He's worse than an idiot, he's actually harmful to have around..
She's happier than a pig in slop - She, too, is content and full of bliss
He's eating high off the hog.- Things are going well for him. (He's eating the choicest cuts of meat)
You were hotter than a two dollar pistol - You were so angry you became useless.

As far as the aforementioned "Have a Dekko", doesn't that mean to take a look?

[Stormcrow73]

Originally Posted by Franklyn

Here are a few Hillbilly colloquialisms I've run across, along with my interpretations. (Wouldn't this be a closer definition than "idioms")?

He's happier than a dead pig in the sunshine - He's content, and full of bliss
Bless your heart. - You're wrong, fairly harmless and an idiot
He's nothing but a suck-egg dog. He's worse than an idiot, he's actually harmful to have around..
She's happier than a pig in slop - She, too, is content and full of bliss
He's eating high off the hog.- Things are going well for him. (He's eating the choicest cuts of meat)
You were hotter than a two dollar pistol - You were so angry you became useless.

As far as the aforementioned "Have a Dekko", doesn't that mean to take a look?

Bless your heart has a ton of potential meanings in my experience! Your post brought this one back to mind:

Mad as a wet hen

[Franklyn]

LINCOLNSHIRE, unable to decode "*£$%". US and UK keyboards are not alike. Assume the meaning refers to someone who *******ed things up?

Added: You will not believe what the ******'s are for. But that's not important. F

[Kangaroofarmer]

Originally Posted by GracieJJ

She's off her trolley....She's acting strangely.

Dogs bollox....Statement of Approval ("*******'s" Can be a Positive or Negaitve?)

Pi$$ing in the wind....Doing Something, Thats going to cause problems later on

Water off a ducks back....It's of No Concern (Ducks Feathers Are Waterproof!)

He's gone to do the 5 knuckle shuffle. ....Yes, It Means, What you Think It Means! (Not Be Confused with "5 Fingered Discount" - Stealing/Shop Lifting!)

Cocked it up ....Made A Mistake!

It's quite handy to be an Australian, We share so many idioms and Colloquialisms With our British relatives.

[RH1]

Originally Posted by Franklyn

LINCOLNSHIRE, unable to decode "*£$%". US and UK keyboards are not alike. Assume the meaning refers to someone who *******ed things up?

Added: You will not believe what the ******'s are for. But that's not important. F

I did have to laugh at that one. There's a place near here called S.c.u.n.t.h.o.r.p.e. So the italicised letters there translate to the "*£$%"...

Which means an unpleasant/ moronic person in the extreme.