butter my butt and call it a biscuit, I never expected to win the contest!

She gives a hoot about recycling and encourages others to do the same.

He had never given a hoot about what others thought.

Nobody was giving a hoot about the old library until volunteers organized a cleanup.

She was chucking a uey at the intersection when the light turned green.

When he saw the parking sign, he chucked a uey and sped back down the street.

The taxi driver chucks a uey to avoid a stalled car ahead.

When I suggested he might be responsible, his angry reply — "a hit dog will holler" — only confirmed my suspicion.

After helping repair the roof in a storm, he was hailed as a broth of a boy by his neighbours.

All he could do was stare like a stuck pig when he heard the news.