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Common Phrases: And Where They Come From
Common Phrases And Where They Come From
Author: John Mordock, Myron Korach
Have you ever wondered where the phrase "raining cats and dogs" came from? In the myths of the Teutons, an ancient people who occupied Jutland around 100 B.C., the wind was pictured as a huge dog who served as chief attendant to Odin, the Norse god of wisdom and war, and was responsible for the cosmos. They thought that when it rained very hard,...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781585742189
ISBN-10: 158574218X
Publication Date: 4/1/2001
Pages: 228
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Publisher: The Lyons Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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