English: You’re light in your loafers
Collected: Durham, NC (9-3-2018)
Origin: Common English expression, indicating someone lacks substance. Originally from Rhode Island.
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English: You’re so cheap that when you die you’re gonna walk towards the light just to turn it off.
collected: Durham, NC (9-3-2018)
origin: Salt Lake City, Utah. A put-down directed at her husband, said by her mother, accusing him of being cheap.