If I Had My Druthers
You might not be able to appreciate this saying unless you have watched Lil’ Abner, which is a 50s Broadway musical that brought the phrase “if I had my druthers” back into popularity. But what could this phrase possibly mean? Well, it basically translates to something similar to “if I had my way”. For example, if someone was cross that they couldn’t take leave because their boss said they had to work, they might say, “If I had my druthers, I’d be halfway to Mexico by now!”
If I Had My Druthers
All Get Out
You might think that a Southerner using this term has grown sick of their company and wants everyone to go home. This is generally not the case, unless they have sorely misunderstood the meaning of “all get out”. This is an emphasis saying that is generally used to reinforce how strongly someone feels about something, or how intensely it is happening. For example, if someone kicked a table really hard by mistake, they might say, “my big toe is hurting like all get out!”
All Get Out
