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  1. 10-Aug-2007, 04:35 #1
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    Question straight friom the shoulder

    Will you please tell me where the idiom---straight from the shoulder come from？ could you please give some examples？ Thank you ！
  2. 10-Aug-2007, 11:36 #2
    Tdol
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    Default Re: straight friom the shoulder

    It comes from boxing- if you punch straight from the shoulder, you punch with the maximum force.
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