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Suck it and see

Posted by Henry on June 27, 2004

In Reply to: Suck it and see posted by Anon on June 26, 2004

: Where does this phrase come from?

It means let's try it and see what happens. Perhaps, let's try this sweet and 'see' what it tastes like. A gobstopper - a large round sweet - changes colour as you suck it. Suck it and see what happens?

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