[PDF.28yo] The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors: A Compendium of Competitive Words and Idioms

The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors: A Compendium of Competitive Words and Idioms

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 | #177287 in Books |  2016-05-10 |  2016-05-10 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  7.20 x.80 x4.60l,.59 | File type: PDF | 224 pages

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| I enjoyed "The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors" as there is ...|By A.S.|I enjoyed "The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors" as there is something new on every page. You see how much detailed research went into digging up the origins of words and phrases you take for granted, such as "slam dunk" and "dark horse.' Chetwynd's writing style is also both breezy and informative; this b| |“Fascinating, informative and hugely entertaining. This is a book I will return to again and again.” |--BILL BRYSON, author of A Walk in the Woods and A Short History of Nearly Everything   ||""Josh Chetwynd’s s

A gift-worthy playbook of common and unexpected words and idioms that have their roots in sports and games. 

There are many metaphors we can quickly identify from the realm of sports: covering all the bases (baseball), game plan (football), and par for the course (golf). But the English language is also peppered with the not-so-obvious influence of sports and games, such as go-to guy (basketball) and dead ringer ...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors: A Compendium of Competitive Words and Idioms   |  Josh Chetwynd. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!

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