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Enough to frighten the French

Posted by Frances on July 24, 2008 at 20:25

What is the origin of the phrase "Enough to frighten the French"? My mother used to use it whenever we got too rowdy, and I have seen it used by Mrs Ewing. Does it date back to the Napoleonic wars? Earlier? Later?

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