The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Reference)

by JohnSimpson (Editor), JenniferSpeake (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  1992

  $11.89

  Did you know that A Change Is As Good As A Rest and A Trouble Shared Is A Trouble Halved are not recorded before the 20th century? Or that A Watched Pot Never Boils first occurs as late as 1848? Proverbs are a part of the living language, from computers ( Garbage In, Garbage Out) to economics ( There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch ). 100 new proverbs have been added for this new edition - old sayings which have reappeared in the 20th century and brand new ones ( If It Ain's Broke, Don't Fix It ; A Rising Tide Lifts All The Boats ; Different Strokes For Different Folks ; No Cure No Pay ; Less Is More ). This guide to proverbs in current use comprises a key word system and numerous cross-reference entries. Each proverb is given with its main variants, definition where the meaning is obscure, and quotations from its first occurrence (including Greek, Latin and French antecedents) to the present day.

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  Paperback
  1994

  $3.27

  From the more the merrier to there's no such thing as a free lunch , this guide contains over 1000 of the best-known English proverbs from around the world. For this new edition, many new quotations have been added to illustrate the proverbs and over 100 new proverbs are included for the first time. A new thematic index is also included to help one find proverbs on subjects ranging from bee-keeping to stress.

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  Hardcover
  1981

  $3.27