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BayBoy1 | 09:28 Mon 25th Jul 2011 | Phrases & Sayings
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where does the saying -gone haywire- come from???
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Possibly:- American phrase arising from the difficulty of handling coils of wire used for binding bundles of hay.
09:48 Mon 25th Jul 2011
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Can also come from something that's broken or damaged and been repaired by binding it with the wire used for hay baling.
17:44 Mon 25th Jul 2011

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