I mean why not a worm and the ground? Or a plethora of of other anologies?

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    16 hours ago

    True, but fathers have been threatening their daughters’ suitors since time immemorial.

    I wouldn’t be at all surprised to learn that it’s been used in a similar way for nearly as long as we’ve been using “the birds and the bees” as a euphemism.