What is the origin of “Get a hold of the short/wrong end of the stick”?
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Origin of "the wrong end of the stick"
131953
Where does this convention for quotation marks (`` ...'') come from?
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Is the verb for this gesture "wave off?"
28140
Is there a name for the expression "the end justifies the means?"
97020
Idiom for doing anything to get what you want
37778
Origin of the word "duh"
43756
Where does the idiom "beating around the bush" come from?
6671
What is the origin of the 'do' construction?
132596
"Calling a spade a spade": synonymous expressions?
113722
Where does the idiom "whole cloth" come from?
135311
Is there an idiom that means "revealing a secret unintentionally"?
84042
What is the origin of the phrase ‘By the by...’?
7228
Origin of the idiom "If ifs and buts were candy and nuts"?
155094
Meaning and origin of "if you catch my drift"
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What is the origin of the slang term “book” meaning “leave” or “hurry”?
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Idiom for the phrase "someone who gets what he deserved"
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origin of "gingerly"