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Give it a break, Jim Maxwell, just give it a break, mate.

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"The thing is, they're not getting any younger, any of these players. Apart from Will O'Rourke"

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Where does "get-go" come from?

Where does the compound word "get-go", as in the phrase "right from the get-go" come from? None of the dictionary definitions I've seen try to explain it, and the Etymology Dictionary doesn't even...

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