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Bees' Knees and Barmy Armies: Origins of the Words and Phrases We Use Every Day
Bees' Knees and Barmy Armies Origins of the Words and Phrases We Use Every Day
Author: Harry Oliver
Why do we call the best of something 'the bees' knees'? Where did the term 'barmy army' come from? Which 'colours' do we 'nail to the mast'? How are we ever 'dressed to the nines'? Why do we refer to New York as 'The Big Apple'? There are hundreds of phrases that we use on a daily basis without having a clue about where most of them come from. ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781843582540
ISBN-10: 1843582546
Publication Date: 4/1/2011
Pages: 242
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Publisher: John Blake
Book Type: Paperback
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