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    Where does the expression "get the lead out" come from and what did it mean?

    Question #76340. Asked by bones0914. (Feb 24 07 11:52 PM)


    skysmom65

    		get the lead out
    Also, get the lead out of one's feet or pants. Hurry up, move faster. For example, Get the lead out of your pants, kids, or we'll be late, or, even more figuratively, Arthur is the slowest talker--he can't seem to get the lead out and make his point. This expression implies that lead, the heaviest of the base metals, is preventing one from moving. [Slang; first half of 1900s]


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    Feb 25 07, 12:10 AM

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