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Hitting his straps

Posted by Smokey Stover on August 21, 2007

In Reply to: Hitting his straps posted by Ian Macdonald on August 15, 2007

: In relation to an individual's performance from where does "he's hitting his straps" arise?


For well or ill, the phrase is treated further up this page. The essence of your question, however, remains in doubt. That is, why straps?
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