Your big-boy pants
Robin Hamilton
robin.hamilton3 at VIRGINMEDIA.COM
Fri Jun 13 15:05:04 UTC 2014
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From: paul johnson
I've been hearing "big girl panties" used that way for a minimum of 10
years.
>>
Influenced by UK (?) slang, "big girl's blouse"?
Robin Hamilton
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On 6/13/2014 7:32 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> Philip Mudd, ex-CIA analyst, on CNN re Bergdahl:
>
> "As I said in the past, you gotta strap your big-boy pants on, 'cause
> there
> ain't no good decisions!"
>
> SWAG: suggested by the checked pants of the Big Boy Restaurant Big Boy.
>
> And "You're a big boy now."
>
> 271,000 raw hits for "your big boy pants on."
>
> JL
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