Mom made Slum-gullion... any soup made from leftovers.
he/she doesn't know s**t from Shinola. (Shinola was a bran of shoe/boot polish)
Outen the light... turn off the light
Go to town... go grocery shopping...
Going to town... meant to do something in a hurry. He's sure going to town on that (project)
Don't have a pot to p*** in, or a window to throw it out! (very poor)
Uglier than homemade sin.
Botten... meaning purchased from a store (store bough) as opposed to homemade.
Piddlin around... wasting time or putsying... floating from one thing to the next.