Breath and Britches

Here’s a great Southernism: “If someone’s nothing but breath and britches, and means they don’t amount to much.” This is part of a complete episode.

Transcript of “Breath and Britches”

Grant, I have a Southernism I think you’ll appreciate.

Okay.

Breath and britches.

What’s that?

That’s somebody who doesn’t amount to much.

He’s just breath and britches.

That’s the all hat, no cattle one, right?

Yeah, yeah, just breath and britches.

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