Timeline for What is the origin of "sewn up"?
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| Aug 20, 2015 at 2:34 | comment | added | Hot Licks | I would hazard a guess that an action such as sewing closed a bag of grain might the be origin of the term. Or perhaps the common practice of sewing closed a pig or fowl that is to be roasted (after stuffing it). | |
| Aug 20, 2015 at 1:53 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | It could also be done and dusted, locked down, or nailed, for example. They're all pretty transparent figurative usages, so I doubt there's much point in looking for some more "obvious" precursor. | |
| Aug 20, 2015 at 1:32 | answer | added | Sydney | timeline score: 1 | |
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| Aug 20, 2015 at 1:18 | history | asked | Bratchley | CC BY-SA 3.0 |