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According to wikipedia, French has this expression too.
Fascinating. Must be a very old expression.
pbhjpbhj
on Jan 19, 2011
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I thought it was from the story of the "Three Billy Goats Gruff". I don't know if that is the origin of if the story was built around the idiom. Seems a possible etymology though.
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Fascinating. Must be a very old expression.