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Common Phrases: And Where They Come From
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| #756528 in Books | The Lyons Press | 2002-09-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | .89 x4.58 x7.30l, | File type: PDF | 224 pages | ||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Wasn't what I expected|By Greggles|Wan't what I expected. Not wordy enough in some cases. I like explanations that are short and too the point; but the majority of these leave me wanting more.|0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Not so great.|By Doctor G.|It wasn't that great. It contradicted some other sources|From Publishers Weekly|Clich‚s, maxims, idioms what are the origins of the countless sayings we repeat? Somebody somewhere said "fly off the handle" for the first time. In Common Phrases and Where They Come From, Myron Korach and John Mordock research the
Ever wondered where the phrase raining cats and dogs came from? In a Teutonic myth, the wind was a huge dog, chief attendant to Odin, the god of wisdom, war, and the cosmos. When it rained hard, Odin's dog was chasing a cat, in the form of rain. So when it poured, Odin dropped "cats and dogs" from the sky. Learn the stories behind such phrases as: A la carte Coast is clear Dog days of summer Flash in the pan In hot water Lame duck Pay through the nose Run amok Apple of m...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Common Phrases: And Where They Come From | Myron Korach. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.