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A Pocket Guide To Cliches
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Book Synopsis A Pocket Guide to Clichés by : Arthur Henry Bell
Download or read book A Pocket Guide to Clichés written by Arthur Henry Bell and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical, fast-reference guide for home or office, this new addition to Barron's "Pocket Guides" series takes on the subject of cliches--their origins, meanings, examples used within the context of a sentence, and in many cases, the regions where the idiom is used most often. This volume is also a great way for ESL students to gain insights into informal American English as it is really spoken.
Book Synopsis The Dictionary of Clichés by : Christine Ammer
Download or read book The Dictionary of Clichés written by Christine Ammer and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The largest, most comprehensive, and most entertaining reference of its kind, The Dictionary of Clichés features more than four thousand unique clichés and common expressions. Author Christine Ammer explores the phrases and terms that enliven our language and uncovers expressions that have long been considered dead. With each entry, she includes a thorough definition, origin of the term, and an insightful example. Some of the clichés brought into the limelight include: • Blood is thicker than water • Monkey see, monkey do • Brass tacks • Burn the midnight oil • Change of heart • Moral fiber • By the book Whether clichés get under your skin or make you happy as a clam, The Dictionary of Clichés goes the extra mile to provide an essential resource for students, teachers, writers, and anyone with a keen interest in language. And that’s food for thought.
Book Synopsis Every Cliché in the Book by : Peggy Rosenthal
Download or read book Every Cliché in the Book written by Peggy Rosenthal and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 1987 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents well-known cliches under the headings: sentiments, situations, sources, and sounds.
Book Synopsis The Little Book of Clichés by : Alison Westwood
Download or read book The Little Book of Clichés written by Alison Westwood and published by Canary Press eBooks. This book was released on with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the phrases we use everyday are so woven into our vocabulary that we never think to question their origin or meaning. How often we comfort the broken-hearted with the reassurance that there are ‘plenty more fish in the sea’, or ruin a surprise by ‘letting the cat out of the bag’. We don’t really mean our friend should consider dating a fish, nor do we keep cats in bags, but we use these phrases regardless. Did you know that telling someone to ‘get off their high horse’ comes from the 13th century? Or that ‘hair of the dog’ wasn’t originally a hangover cure, but a belief that applying a dog hair to a dog bite would cure the wound? In the times of Roman Baths, getting the ‘wrong end of the stick’ didn’t translate as a simple misunderstanding, it actually referred to a communal toilet where a stick was used to pass a cloth from person to person, unfortunately some would often receive the wrong end...
Book Synopsis The Cat's Pyjamas by : Julia Cresswell
Download or read book The Cat's Pyjamas written by Julia Cresswell and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating, thematic exploration of clichés from as the actress said to the bishop to zero hour, explaining what they are and where they’ve come from. Julia Cresswell has taken her best-selling dictionary of clichés (‘Sumptuous... A mine of information.’ Guardian) back to the drawing board and has created a book, packed with famous (and infamous) quotations and memorable information, that will change the way you see English.
Book Synopsis It's Been Said Before by : Orin Hargraves
Download or read book It's Been Said Before written by Orin Hargraves and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Orin Hargraves provides a concise and lively guide to the most abused phrases in the English language today.
Download or read book The Joy of Clichés written by Nigel Rees and published by Sphere. This book was released on 1984 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Every Cliche in the Book by : Peggy Rosenthal
Download or read book Every Cliche in the Book written by Peggy Rosenthal and published by Quill. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents well-known cliches under the headings: sentiments, situations, sources, and sounds.
Book Synopsis It's Been Said Before by : Orin Hargraves
Download or read book It's Been Said Before written by Orin Hargraves and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Careful writers and speakers agree that clichés are generally to be avoided. However, nearly all of us continue to use them. Why do they persist in our language? In It's Been Said Before, lexicographer Orin Hargraves examines the peculiar idea and power of the cliché. He helps readers understand why certain phrases became clichés and why they should be avoided -- or why they still have life left in them. Indeed, clichés can be useful -- even powerful. And few people even agree on which expressions are clichés and which are not. Many regard any frequent idiom as a cliché, and a phrase regarded as a cliché in one context may be seen simply as an effective expression in another. Examples drawn from data about actual usage support Hargraves' identification of true clichés. They also illuminate his commentary on usage problems and helpful suggestions for eliminating clichés where they serve no useful purpose. Concise and lively, It's Been Said Before serves as a guide to the most overused phrases in the English language -- and to phrases that are used exactly as often as they should be.
Book Synopsis Avoid Them Like the Plague by : Nigel Fountain
Download or read book Avoid Them Like the Plague written by Nigel Fountain and published by Michael O'Mara. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let's cut to the chase: clichés are a familiar part of the English language, but to be honest, many have been so over-used that they have become trite, meaningless and rather irritating. With this informative and humorous book, you are in a safe pair of hands as you learn about the origins and meanings of these phrases.
Download or read book Cliches written by Betty Kirkpatrick and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1999-01-15 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An editor of "Roget's Thesaurus" has collected more than 1,500 of the world's favorite cliches, categorizing them according to origin and most common meaning.
Book Synopsis The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread by : Nigel Fountain
Download or read book The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread written by Nigel Fountain and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clichés, those trite little phrases that often get a point across quickly and efficiently, have become such a familiar part of the English language and people’s everyday speech. This entertaining book takes an in-depth look at hundreds of these common expressions in their many forms—where they came from, what they mean, how they’ve evolved over time, and their prominence in today’s society. Inside you’ll discover hundreds explored and explained, such as... · “Thinking outside the box” · “All hands on deck” · “My way or the highway” · “To be perfectly honest” · Technical terms, like “collateral damage” and “pushing the envelope” · And many others! You’ll quickly discover why this fun little compendium is truly the best thing since sliced bread!
Book Synopsis Dictionary of Cliches by : James Rogers
Download or read book Dictionary of Cliches written by James Rogers and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 1986-12-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The best kind of reference book--one that amuses as it instructs. I fell for it hook, line, and sinker." CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALERR IN A NUTSHELL, here's a terrific A TO Z listing of the meanings and origins of over 2,000 common or particularly interesting cliches for everyone who delights in the pleasure of words.
Book Synopsis The Dictionary of Cliches by : James Rogers
Download or read book The Dictionary of Cliches written by James Rogers and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Facts on File Dictionary of Clichés by : Christine Ammer
Download or read book The Facts on File Dictionary of Clichés written by Christine Ammer and published by Facts on File. This book was released on 2001 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to more than 3,500 cliches explains the meanings of such phrases as "give the devil his due," and "gild the lily," and traces the history of these expressions.
Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Clichés by : Eric Partridge
Download or read book A Dictionary of Clichés written by Eric Partridge and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Have a Nice Day--no Problem! by : Christine Ammer
Download or read book Have a Nice Day--no Problem! written by Christine Ammer and published by Dutton Adult. This book was released on 1992 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives information about some 3000 cliches and expressions in the English language.
