Cassell Dictionary Word & Phrase Origins (Cassell language reference)

Cassell Dictionary Word & Phrase Origins (Cassell language reference)

by NigelRees (Author)

Synopsis

A dictionary that aims to explain the etymology of expressions such as "hand over fist", "take a rain-check" and "don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs".

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: New ed of 2 Revised ed
Publisher: W&N
Published: 23 Apr 1998

ISBN 10: 0304349658
ISBN 13: 9780304349654

Author Bio
Nigel Rees is the author of over 50 books, including the Cassell Dictionary of Humorous Quotations and the Cassell Companion to Quotations. He is the deviser and presenter of BBC Radio's Quote...Unquote, through which he has become an authority on the popular use of language in slogans, catchphrases, cliche