Dictionary of curious phrases

著者

• Dunkling, Leslie

書誌事項

Dictionary of curious phrases

Leslie Dunkling

HarperCollins, 1998

注記

Includes index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This Dictionary of Curious Phrases is a comprehensive updating of the author's previous authoritative work on the subject, the Guinness Book of Curious Phrases. * A guide to the original meaning of metaphorical phrases in common use * Invaluable for the general reader, speechwriter or for anyone interested in language or popular culture * Phrases explained include `kick the bucket', `scream blue murder', `a hair of the dog', `cat's pyjamas', `brass tacks' and `red herrings' * Destined to become the standard popular reference guide to the subject * Compiled by Leslie Dunkling, founder of the Names Society and author of many classic reference works.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA40491557
• ISBN:
  • 0004720601
• 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: Glasgow
• ページ数/冊数: ix, 274 p
• 大きさ: 20 cm
• 件名:
  • LCSH : English language -- Terms and phrases -- Dictionaries