Dictionary of word and phrase origins
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書誌事項
Dictionary of word and phrase origins
Cassell , Distributed in the U.S. by Sterling Pub. Co., 1994
Paperback ed
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Cassell dictionary of word and phrase origins
- 統一タイトル
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Why do we say-- ?
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Cover title: Cassell dictionary of word and phrase origins
Previously published as: Why do we say-- ?
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内容説明
Why do we say a person is the "spitting image" of someone else, or "take a rain check"? These questions are rarely answered by conventional dictionaries, but this book takes a wide-ranging approach to problems of etymology, challenging a few long-held theories on the way.
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