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Old 23-06-2006, 04:25 PM
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Re: The origins of sayings

And who might that be Beryl?

The saying 'The worm has turned' suggests that a person who has been browbeaten in the past has retaliated and is no longer prepared to put up with the situation. But where does the reference to the worm come from in this saying?

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