2107 curious word origins, sayings & expressions from white elephants to a song & dance 9780883658451, 0883658453

This volume contains entertaining trivia about clichés, word origins, historic events, classical literature, and fronti

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English Pages 988 [980] Year 1993

2107 curious word origins, sayings & expressions from white elephants to a song & dance
9780883658451, 0883658453

Table of contents :
Content: A hog on ice --
Thereby hangs a tale --
Heavens to Betsy! --
Horsefeathers.

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White elephants are among the odd, old, and generally discarded items that end up at yard sales and flea markets, and Ka

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pt. 1: The lectures of Musonius -- pt. 2: The sayings of Musonius -- Appendix I: Musonius in Philostratus -- Appendix II

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For two decades, self-taught mathematician Henry E. Dudeney wrote a puzzle page, "Perplexities," for The Stran

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The first book to treat issues of race and ethnicity as related to noir, offering a cultural history of twentieth-centur

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Indulge Your Curiosity About Paganism Explore the many facets of the Pagan community with this delightful guide for the

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Take Your Office Word and PowerPoint Skills to the Next Level with This Powerful Book On daily basis, men are involved

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