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sad old git | 02:45 Mon 08th Feb 2010 | Phrases & Sayings
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Hi.Can anyone tell me where the saying " dead ringer and off the hook" comes from.
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http://www.phrases.or...gs/dead%20ringer.html
02:53 Mon 08th Feb 2010
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Off the hook is from fishing. When a fish is caught, the angler has the choice of (effectively) saving its life by throwing it back. And to do this, of course, he has to let it off the hook...
02:59 Mon 08th Feb 2010

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