![]() The world of horses provided several apt phrases, like being a dead ringer, full of beans, or raring to go. Hunting gave us loaded for bear and barking up the wrong tree. ![]() Several of the most colorful idioms come from farming, like flying the coop and living in high cotton. Other phrases we may use without realizing their origins, like a piece of cake, a kangaroo court, or being as happy as a clam. Some we use knowingly, like barking up the wrong tree, jumping on the bandwagon, and grabbing a bull by the horns. We drew from The Old Farmer's Almanac, the Cambridge English Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, literary and writing guides, online blogs, English-language teaching guides, collections of folk phrases, and dictionaries of slang. Stacker looked at 50 of the most colorful and descriptive terms with origins in rural America. Many of the adroit turns of phrase have made their way into everyday usage across the country. ![]() Rural America has served up a delicious spread of choice terms and phrases over the years.
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