aw shucks

I very nearly shuffled my feet and said aw shucks.

The prosecutor referred to this as the "aw shucks defense."

And despite his "aw shucks" delivery, he is certainly not stupid.

Never mind the "aw shucks" stuff: We expected that.

At the time, it had seemed aw shucks.

Canyon put an aw shucks expression on his well-scrubbed features.

I figure the plan was I wouldn't, would show up at eleven, and he'd tell me aw shucks.

Farley began recording in 1983 with his debut single "Aw Shucks".

It's hard to decompress from that and be 'aw shucks.'

Mr. Reagan's political persona is the nice guy: easygoing, friendly, aw shucks.

I'd be embarrassed, too, if I'd said something like "Aw shucks."

"You have been fed the 'aw shucks, I'm not sophisticated' defense," he told the 12 jury members and two alternates.

He's an 'aw shucks' person from America's heartland.

I grinned an Aw Shucks kind of grin and waited and at last he talked to me.

We bow, we shuffle our feet, emit an "Aw shucks," and then depart the stage.

Now that it appears that Taylor was not seriously injured, the Giants' staff can say aw shucks, and get back to business.

For all his 'aw shucks' manner and faltering delivery, Koch clearly has a spine made of steel.

"Aw shucks," said Young 'Un, and gave in.

Aw shucks, that's nothing.

No "aw shucks" here, no protestations at praise, none of that giving credit to everyone but little ol' me.

We climbed into the chopper and Boone started giving a prolonged, monosyllabic, "aw shucks" interview about why he had put another man's life before his own.

Well, aw shucks, I don't know."

"Aw shucks now, it ain't dirty."

He was sometimes known as "the old gray fox" for his ability as an "aw shucks" country lawyer to procure passage of his bills.

Aw shucks, ma'am.