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Common Phrases and Where They Come From
Common Phrases and Where They Come From
Author: John Mordock, Myron Korach
Cliches, maxims, idioms... what are the origins of the countless sayings we repeat? Somebody somewhere said "fly off the handle" for the first time. In Common Phrases and Where They Come From, Myron Korach and John Mordock research the often metaphorical, often image-driven and always taken-for-granted phrases which in...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780965226721
ISBN-10: 0965226727
Publication Date: 2001
Pages: 200
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Publisher: The Lyons Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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