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In spades

Posted by Patty on June 25, 2000

In Reply to: In spades posted by Swan on June 25, 2000

: I've been hearing this phrase a lot lately, but I can't put my finger on what it means. Sounds like a reference to cards. Any ideas as to the meaning and origin? Thanks!

I've been wondering about that one too. People say things like "if you spend time learning to garden you'll be repaid in spades." I'm sure the reference is to cards, but I wonder what the meaning of the expression is. The origin would be interesting too, for sure. Patty

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