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Sweet Bliss, are we allowed to use phrases or just single words? IF we can use phrases....
rule of thumb
Origin 1782:The 'rule of thumb' has been said to derive from the belief that English law allowed a man to beat his wife with a stick so long as it is was no thicker than his thumb.
The first and original use of the saying is as simple as the words. The thumb was used as a readily available tool of measuring.
It has now been used as a term of commonplace knowledge in a field.
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