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Goes with the territory

Posted by The Fallen on February 11, 2002

In Reply to: Goes with the territory posted by Bill Bougourd on February 11, 2002

: Does anyone know of the origin of this phrase please. As used in Gosford Park - I've seen this referred to as an anachronism

I've heard this used, but isn't it more normally "goes with the turf"? Or is this latter a more recent adaptation?

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