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Old 16-Nov-2004, 04:45
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Question Re: A notch in/on/to your belt

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Originally Posted by tdol
It means a success- in the old days of the Wild West people used to make a mark on their belt when they killed someone.
Thanks for the explanation.
But why there're some alternatives? I thought on the belt is correct in that context...care to explain further about the difference of using "in" and "to"
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