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by ck2 5637 days ago
According to wikipedia, French has this expression too.

Fascinating. Must be a very old expression.
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pbhjpbhj 5637 days ago
I thought it was from the story of the "Three Billy Goats Gruff". I don't know if that is the origin of if the story was built around the idiom. Seems a possible etymology though.
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