going like the clappers.where does this derive from.?

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going like the clappers.where does this derive from.?

would like to know when/where this saying began

2006-10-01 04:35:56 · 2 answers · asked by markbarclay1964 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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The phrase is common only in the UK, and there are several versions of its origin.

The most widely accepted is that comes from bell ringing.

Bell 'clappers' make the bell move at considerable speed when a complicated change is being rung - hence the derivation to: 'going like (the) clappers' - moving very fast, or with great urgency.

2006-10-01 16:57:03 · answer #1 · answered by Bowzer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Never heard of it. I must be in the wrong country.

2006-10-01 11:38:40 · answer #2 · answered by unicornfarie1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋