oustemnow
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Mon Jul-21-03 10:03 PM
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anyone else familiar with the term "all boy and a yard wide"? |
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I know it refers to a mischievous young male, but I was wondering about the origin of the term--"a yard wide"? What's the significance of that?
Unfortunately, a Google search turned up very little on the term. NE1?
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GAspnes
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Mon Jul-21-03 10:43 PM
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1. my grandmother used that one |
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I always thought it meant "to an extreme".
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Mon Jul-21-03 11:27 PM
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2. I know "all heart and a mile wide" |
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But which one came first?
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