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Loop the loop

idiom
Slang Cockney rhyming slang · East London

soup


Origin

Referring to a late 19th century act of daring where a performer strapped to a wheel whizzed round on a coiled track.

Anchors to
Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    duck soup

    Something which is easy; a piece of cake.

  2. 02

    soup sandwich

    Someone or something that is disorganized, incompetent, fundamentally flawed or unfinished.

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