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Scarecrow Posted 21 years ago
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Off with the old, on with the new

0 Where did this phrase come from? Is it just what people say when replacing old machine parts or something with a new one? 02br
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0 It is an idiom, scarecrow. It means to start something new, so it doesn't mean replacing old machine parts. 02br 02br 00I think it may come from the old world of theatre when a different play was performed every week, so it was a case of "off with the old play - on with the new play" 0-

— Abbie1948

  • 0 It is an idiom, scarecrow.
  • It means to start something new, so it doesn't mean replacing old machine parts.
  • 02br 02br 00I think it may come from the old world of theatre when a different play was performed every week, so it was a case of "off with the old play - on with the new play" 0-
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0 It is an idiom, scarecrow. It means to start something new, so it doesn't mean replacing old machine parts. 02br
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0 Thank you. It helped me a lot. 0-
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0 I think I've heard it more often as "Out with the old; in with the new." Maybe this is the American version?? 0-
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0 Thanks for the information. You're right. When I checked it on the Internet, the "Out with the old" version outnumbered the "Off with the old" one by 50 times. 0-
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