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Book Synopsis Dictionary of Catchphrases by : Nigel Rees
Download or read book Dictionary of Catchphrases written by Nigel Rees and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1996 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This wide-ranging A-Z guide to over 1,200 popular expressions uncovers amusing origins of both traditional and modern sayings. "A picture is worth a thousand words" is historically believed to be a Chinese proverb. In reality, it appeared in the Printer's Ink paper in 1927, where the real author credited a Chinese source "so that people would take it more seriously". Did you know that a Listerine Mouthwash commercial is to be thanked for the phrase "Always a bridesmaid, never a bride?" So go ahead, "Eat your heart out". After all, "You ain't seen nothin' yet!"
Book Synopsis Cassell's Dictionary of Catchphrases by : Nigel Rees
Download or read book Cassell's Dictionary of Catchphrases written by Nigel Rees and published by Cassell. This book was released on 2005 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised, updated and expanded edition of Cassell's guide to some 1200 popular catchphrases.
Book Synopsis Cassell Dictionary of Clichés by : Nigel Rees
Download or read book Cassell Dictionary of Clichés written by Nigel Rees and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1996 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating A-Z guide to nearly 1000 hackneyed expressions and turns of phrase. Discusses the origins and usage of such expressions as 'bloody but unbowed', 'nipped in the bud', 'a sight for sore eyes' and 'the wheel has come full circle'. Assesses the point at which a particular common phrase can be said to have become a cliche. Includes numerous illustrative examples of cliches in use, drawn from works of literature and the media.
Book Synopsis Dictionary of Catch Phrases by : Eric Partridge
Download or read book Dictionary of Catch Phrases written by Eric Partridge and published by Scarborough House. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A catch phrase is a well-known, frequently-used phrase or saying that has `caught on' or become popular over along period of time. It is often witty or philosophical and this Dictionary gathers together over 7,000 such phrases.
Book Synopsis Cassell's Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins by : Nigel Rees
Download or read book Cassell's Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins written by Nigel Rees and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2002 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For those keen to understand where sayings and words came from, this dictionary is an ideal reference work. It gives over 1200 examples of sayings and words from all over the Anglophone world as well as their derivation.
Book Synopsis Cassell Dictionary of Cynical Quotations by : Jonathon Green
Download or read book Cassell Dictionary of Cynical Quotations written by Jonathon Green and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1995 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Catch Phrases by : Eric Partridge
Download or read book A Dictionary of Catch Phrases written by Eric Partridge and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New cover design - all titles in the Partridge collection now have the same style covers. Group shot of titles will be made available, together with an order form The first edition had life sales of over 19000 copies (hardback), the second edition sold out after selling 6000 copies (hardback) and the paperback has sold nearly 5000 copies in 2 editions
Book Synopsis Cassell's Dictionary of English Idioms by : Rosalind Fergusson
Download or read book Cassell's Dictionary of English Idioms written by Rosalind Fergusson and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2002 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Idioms are the expressions peculiar to any language, and English is about as peculiar as languages come! Why do people "argue the toss"?; and how do people "bring home the bacon"? This volume provides a full and thorough guide to both the most recent and more archaic turns of phrase.
Author :Robert Andrews Publisher :Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated ISBN 13 :9780304350322 Total Pages :622 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (53 download)
Book Synopsis Cassell Dictionary of Contemporary Quotations by : Robert Andrews
Download or read book Cassell Dictionary of Contemporary Quotations written by Robert Andrews and published by Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 1998 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'Cassell Dictionary of Contemporary Quotations' brings together the most revealing, the most a must and the most poignant observations from a period that has been mulled over and discussed more than any other, the post-war era. Some quotations are already well known; others have been undeservedly forgotten, submerged beneath the sheer unremitting quantity of modern commentary and opinion. All have something to tell us about the contemporary world and our widely differing views of it.
Book Synopsis Cassell Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins by : Nigel Rees
Download or read book Cassell Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins written by Nigel Rees and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have any idea where the word "nerd" came from, or "twerp"? This dictionary starts where ordinary references beg off. *Discover that bad hair day was originated by California teenagers in the early 1990s. *Learn that bikini comes from the name of a Pacific island used in the 1940s for atomic bomb tests. *Learn why a flight data recorder is called a black box--even though it's orange. 224 pages 5 x 7 3/4.
Book Synopsis Cassell Dictionary of Humorous Quotes by : Rees
Download or read book Cassell Dictionary of Humorous Quotes written by Rees and published by . This book was released on 2001-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Cassell Dictionary of Humorous Quotations by : Nigel Rees
Download or read book Cassell Dictionary of Humorous Quotations written by Nigel Rees and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1998 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of humorous quotations on a variety of topics.
Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Catch Phrases, American and British, from the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day by : Eric Partridge
Download or read book A Dictionary of Catch Phrases, American and British, from the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day written by Eric Partridge and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1992 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Oxford Dictionary of Catchphrases by : Anna Farkas
Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of Catchphrases written by Anna Farkas and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This entertaining book gives a history of a selection of our best-loved catchphrases, paying homage to the human nature of adopting a common bond through language.
Book Synopsis Shorter Dictionary of Catch Phrases by : Rosalind Fergusson
Download or read book Shorter Dictionary of Catch Phrases written by Rosalind Fergusson and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An abridged version of Eric Partridge'sDictionary of Catch Phrases, concentrating on those phrases in current use in the English-speaking world. The rewritten entries are in an accessible style, with some additions.
Book Synopsis Dictionary of Catch Phrases by : Nigel Rees
Download or read book Dictionary of Catch Phrases written by Nigel Rees and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Catch Phrases by : Eric Partridge
Download or read book A Dictionary of Catch Phrases written by Eric Partridge and published by . This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
