Fixin’ To
It can be bothersome when someone tells you to do a certain thing that you already planned to do. This happens to us all the time. In the south, they came up with a great way to respond to it: fixin’ to. “Hey what are you about to do?” someone asks. The response, “Well, I’m fixin’ to do the dishes then go for a six-mile run.” To clear up any confusion, this just means that you are going to do something.
Fixin’ To
Too Big For Your Britches
In the south, it is not odd for locals to use britches to refer to pants and undergarments. But what does it mean when they say that you are too big for your britches? Don’t worry, they are not insinuating that you are overweight! Often, it just means that you are getting ahead of yourself. They might think that you view yourself too highly. This is commonly heard when parents are trying to discipline their kids!
Too Big For Your Britches
