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Who rattled your cage?Posted by Henry on July 06, 2004 In Reply to: Re: Jerking or yanking someone's chain posted by ESC on July 06, 2004
: : : What does that and "yank your chain" mean? : : From a previous discussion: : : TAKE IT INTO THE WHEELHOUSE - ".we're going to take it into this administration's supposed wheelhouse." From "Had Enough: A Handbook for Fighting Back" by James Carville with Jeff Nussbaum (Simon & Schuster, New York, 2003) Page 30. : : : "Right in his wheelhouse" is a common expression in U.S. baseball, though I don't know how old it is, or if it originated as a sports expression. : : : In baseball, it refers to the location of a pitch that makes it easy to hit for a particular batter. : : Wheelhouse -- A hitter's power zone. Usually a pitch waist-high and over the heart of the plate. : : From http://www.delugeonline.com/baseball_lingo.html Accessed March 15, 2004. : Yanking or jerking someone's chaing. My opinion: I believe this phrase comes from jerking a dog's chain which is very disturbing to the dog. Yanking someone's chain is doing something to purposely upset them. : ("Pulling someone's coat" is alerting him or her to a problem.) When somebody makes an unwelcome interruption, a sharp reponse is "Who rattled your cage?"
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