---- Tamara P Duvall <[email protected]> wrote: Don't know the origin but, the way I've always heard/seen ithe phrase used, meant "without much encouragement" or "for a small price". It's always used in the same way: "for two pins, I'd... (do something or other)". Must have been invented once the pins were factory made and no longer expensive :)
Perhaps it started as "two pennies", then. In the US we have the phrase "for two cents, I'd...." which has the same meaning. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA [email protected] - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
