A few days ago
Frank N Furter

Where can i find the origin of common phrases like “cut corners” or “spill the beans”?

To ‘cut corners’ means to take the cheap/easy aproach and ‘spilling the beans’ means giving up (secret) information… but why? Where do phrases like these come from? Does anyone know of a site that explains origins of phrases like these?

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A few days ago
lyyman

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OK, (hey, where did that phrase come from?). Is my punctuation correcto? Try the site below. Go into the bibliography. That will keep you up a few nights. Happy explorations.
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