I love that language construct too.* "from [thing]".* Probably
   being raised in Central New Jersey, a lot of Yiddishisms floated
   around; a lot of the business owners in neighboring Elizabeth NJ
   spoke in the Yiddish kind of way... some were later generation
   but they wanted to retain their grandmother's dialect and so
   they used it themselves.. and it was fun as a kid.* I'd hear it
   in my trips to NYC as well.* My sister had a love for that way
   of speaking; when we were kids, she had a funny Yiddish accent
   she would put on when we would play, and she would be the old
   jewish grandmother, giving out some kind of life advice in that
   way. It's an awesome construct.* My mother uses one that she
   picked up and I picked up from her, akin to "Throw momma from
   the train a kiss" or "Give your hair a comb". - I love using
   that way myself.