Concise Oxford dictionary of proverbs

著者

• Simpson, John
• Speake, Jennifer

書誌事項

Concise Oxford dictionary of proverbs

[edited by John Simpson and Jennifer Speake]

Oxford University Press, 1998

3rd ed

タイトル別名

Dictionary of proverbs

注記

Previous ed.: published as The concise Oxford dictionary of proverbs, 1992

Includes index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Now reissued and updated, this reference provides the reader with over 1000 of the best-known English proverbs from around the world. For this third edition, the explanatory material has been expanded and new proverbs added including "Never say never", "It takes one to know one", "The devil is in the details", and "If you want something done, ask a busy person". In addition to a history of each proverb, the thematic index helps you find proverbs on subjects ranging from boasting to weddings

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA40490237
• ISBN:
  • 0192800841
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Oxford
• ページ数/冊数: xii, 333 p
• 大きさ: 20cm
• 分類:
  • DC21 : 398.92103
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Proverbs, English -- Dictionaries