He attributed to the delinquency of a miner.
He was talking smack.
A road hog !
One gets their miners stuck in a shaft, and the other gets his shaft stuck in a minor.
He was in a deep depression.
Sometimes you start out all hearts and diamonds, but end up wishing you had a club and a spade.
In the beginning, you only need two hearts and a diamond. Later on, a club and a spade.