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[[File:shark pot. | [[File:shark pot.jpg|450px|thumb|center|Eytmology corner: Originally, “cut bait” referred to cutting up the bait into portions suitable for a hook. Latterly it has come to mean “cutting one’s fishing line” and giving up on fishing altogether. So, the expression has changed over time to “crap, or get off the pot”.]] | ||
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“[[Use it or lose it]]”, in the vernacular. | “[[Use it or lose it]]”, in the vernacular. | ||