"All yours"

[Laurence Horn]

On Nov 7, 2013, at 10:36 AM, Dan Goncharoff wrote:

> I was watching an ad for the latest Thor movie, and a female character says
> "All yours", in the context of inviting another character to step forward
> and do something.
>

Elliptical for "The floor is all yours"?
LH

> I was wondering how old that use of "All yours", as an invitation to
> another to take centerstage, or otherwise do something, is.
>
> DanG
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