[Ads-l] open kimono

[Ben Zimmer]

Back in 2008, I provided a couple of 1974 cites for "open the kimono."

https://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2008-November/085784.html

On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 11:20 AM Bill Mullins <amcombill at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 1975 Binghamton NY Press and Sun-Bulletin 27 Mar 10/5
>
> IBM is a successful company, always in the public eye.  As one executive
> put it:  "We have to decide how far we are going to open the kimono."
>
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