What Are Some Local Expressions From Where You Live?

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The words “idiom” or “colloquialism” both, according to the dictionary, mean “an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements.” What the heck does that mean? LOL That means that the words used don’t mean what you would expect them to mean. For example: Have you ever heard someone say that someone had “kicked the bucket?” It doesn’t literally mean that someone kicked a bucket. What it means, in some locales, is that someone died. From where did the expression come? I’ll have to look that one up. What about someone who is said to “hang his head?” That means that the person has lowered his head down like when someone is ashamed. Here in Virginia, there are a lot of colloquialisms that I had to learn after moving here. Probably the one that was MOST unusual to me was when a person said “Will you carry me to the store?” Carry you? I don’t think so. LOL But, what it means is: “Will you TAKE me to the store?” Or “Will you give me a ride to the store?” Virginians use this expression quite a bit and I have finally gotten used it. Another thing that many people here say is: “Will you cut on the light?” Or “Will you cut off the light?” Or “Will you cut on the TV?” They mean, of course, to turn it on or off. Cutting it on or off didn’t make any sense to me. Still doesn’t. What are some expressions that are used in your area?