Biscuits and gravy ...

Mark Mandel thnidu at GMAIL.COM
Fri Feb 1 18:41:01 UTC 2008


Not in this way. ISTM that, taken literally, it's as standard in the
American South as ham and eggs.

On Feb 1, 2008 12:50 PM, David Gignilliat <uvadavidg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Has anyone ever seen "biscuits and gravy" used before?  I posted it to my
> blog Quixotica <http://quixoticawords.blogspot.com> recently, but had a
> tough time tracking down its use in print media or television?
>
> It's analogous to "it's all good" and other similar phrases.
>
>
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Mark Mandel

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