Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
You might have watched the 1958 Richard Brooks American drama movie Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, or maybe even read the original 1955 novel written by Tennessee Williams, but did you know that it is a Southern expression, too? When you find out what it means, you will realize how appropriately named the novel and film were! Basically, the phrase refers to someone that is behaving erratically, anxiously, or suspiciously, as a cat desperate to get off a searingly hot tin roof might!
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
Stompin’ Grounds
This is a commonly used term that you might not know the true meaning of. Why don’t you allow us to help you figure it out? A “stompin’ ground” is what you call home, or your favorite place to be in the whole world, where you feel the most comfortable. This is another term that Southerners stole from the British, who originally coined the term around 1820. Its origin comes from the way in which animals will stomp down plants in the wild (or your garden) when they want to lie down comfortably for a nap.
Stompin Grounds
