2107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings & Expressions from White Elephants to a Song and Dance by Charles Earle Funk (Galahad Book, New York, 1993 Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins by Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997). (wikipedia.org)
The expression 'frick frack' has its origins in a Swiss comedy ice-skating partnership, Werner Groebli and Hans Mauch, whose stage names were Frick and Frack. (prezly.com)
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A good List of commonly used idioms and sayings (in everyday conversational English), can help to speak English fluently by learning English idiomatic expressions. (williambertrand.fr)
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The likely source is a phrase in the biblical book of Ecclesiastes: Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour. (wikipedia.org)