"He dropped him like overalls at quitin' time."

[trof]

Description of a very abbreviated pugilistic encounter.

"Darker than the inside of a bruised crow."
A distinct absence of illumination.

OK, what are some of your down home colloquialisms and a good highbrow definition of same?

(BTW, I am VERY impressed that DU has "colloquialism" in their spell-check.)
;-)

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

1. Beat Him Like A Red-Headed Step Child

Per Post Below:

To Threaten to Abuse Somebody Repeatedly With The Absence Of Any Humanization For The Victim

[trof]

2. OK, but you need the hig-flown, wordy definition.

That's half of the game.
:-)

[Oeditpus Rex]

3. Will this work?

http://www.redheaded-stepchild.com/

:evilgrin:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

4. Holy Cow There's A Band Called Redheaded Stepchild? Too funny lol

[trof]

5. "Here comes trouble in a ten cent dress."

At's some good pickin'.

[Oeditpus Rex]

7. They're a good band

Kathryn Koch reminds me more than a little bit of Janis Joplin, both in vocal stylings and appearance.

[AngryAmish]

6. Keith Jackson -He's like a sack of saws - he's hard to habndle.

Whoaaa! Nelly!