Feel free to let me know if this gets irritating .











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HANKY-PANKY : British Master Magicians would use fast movements of a handkerchief to distract viewers from noticing what they were doing with the other hand . A rhyming word was added and presto ! A new word for undercover doings .

GREAT SCOTT: The exclamtion , picked up by civilians , came from a very disliked and vain Winfield S. Scott who was a long time commander of the U.S. Army .

ACE IN THE HOLE : Originated from stud poker where a lucky player sometimes holds an ace , concealed face down , to turn the game in their favor . Expanded to any source of strength kept secret by it's holder .

BACK TO SQUARE ONE : Borrowed from board games where all players start a new game on the first square as a starting point .

BLUE CHIPS : The colored poker money that outranks both red and white chips lends it's theory to stock market investors who put their money in, what they consider , the most valuable stocks.