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what's the origin of the idiom "cheese somebody off "

I found it means to make somebody annoyed, bored or frustrated on dictionary. But i was confused, why did it means that? Where's the origin from?

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绾绾。
Mar 09, 2013
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According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the origin of the idiom "cheesed off" is unknown. Its first known use is in 1942.

See at http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheesed%20off

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