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Sterling job

Posted by Andrew on September 07, 2009 at 10:22

Where does the phrase "Sterling job" come from, i.e. you've done a Sterling job? I know it means to do a very good job but I would like to know the origin. I presume the spelling is Sterling, as in Sterling Silver, but I guess it could possibly be Stirling.

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