Getting To Grips With Southern Hospitality – The True Meaning Of Southern Phrases

Published on 05/07/2021
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Busier Than A Moth In A Mitten

We have covered some obscure and antiquated sayings on this list, but few are more rarely heard than this next one. To say that you are “busier than a moth in a mitten” means that you are incredibly occupied, as a moth would be if it happened to find its way inside a mitten, which it would begin devouring! Amazingly, it is not adult moths that eat through our clothing items, but their larvae, as they lay numerous eggs within our closets! That being said, “busier than moth larvae in a mitten” just doesn’t have the same ring to it…

Busier Than A Moth In A Mitten

Busier Than A Moth In A Mitten

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