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luckyeight | 02:54 Fri 12th Jan 2007 | Phrases & Sayings
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Or off your own back? I have always used the former, but am intrigued as have heard a lot of ppl use the latter phrase. Which is correct, and if it is the former, does the saying have origins from cricketing terminology?
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It definitely originated as 'bat' and was a reference to the runs added up as scored by a cricketer's own strokes at the ball. It first appeared in writing almost three centuries ago. The 'back' version presumably just appeared as a mis-hearing of the correct version.
07:45 Fri 12th Jan 2007
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That's exactly what I thought... Thanks Quizmonster.
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