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Curious English Words and Phrases by Max Cryer
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Category: Reference
'Cloud nine', 'at the drop of a hat', 'spitting image', 'mollycoddle', 'rigmarole', 'round robin', 'spill the beans', 'kick the bucket', 'balderdash' and 'touch wood'. There are so many curious words and phrases that we often use and yet haven't you ever wondered why we say them, where they come from a ...Show more
Every Dog Has its Day: A Thousand Things you Didn't Know About Man's Best Friend by Max Cryer
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Category: Reference
Why has Fido become a generic term for all dogs? Why did hundreds of people collect dog faeces - and sell it? Dogs never eat other dogs, so why is it a dog-eat-dog world? Did any dogs survive the 'Titanic'? What is a Yorkipoo? Do mad dogs really go out in the midday sun? 'Every Dog Has Its Day' pays hom ...Show more
Who Said That First? The Curious Origins of Common Words and Phrases by Max Cryer
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Category: Words & Ideas
Many bright minds have come up with expressions we now take for granted as part of the English language, and which we use freely in vernacular speech. But the originators of many of our most useful second-hand remarks go uncredited. The Bible and Shakespeare are rich sources of many common phrases, but ...Show more
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