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Dictionary of Idioms and Their Origins
Linda Flavell & Roger Flavell 1992
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The English language contains a great store of idioms that can be used in creative and forceful ways. This book examines over 400 phrases, tracing each one’s source and history through a supply of examples.
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The authors tempt the reader to dip into the book at random, by unearthing interesting and obscurely derived phrases.
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