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ns1042 | 01:30 Sat 01st Oct 2005 | Phrases & Sayings
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Where does this saying come from?
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It opens 'tee', having nothing to do with drinking 'tea'. It was originally just a jokey duplication of the 'T' sound, as in 'T-total', to suggest an utterly complete giving up of alcohol. It became popular after it was used in a speech by Richard Turner, a great believer in abstinence, in 1833.
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