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The Cassell Dictionary of Catchphrases

1995
The Cassell Dictionary of Catchphrases

Author: Nigel Rees

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

ISBN: 0304349666

Category: Americanisms

Page: 230

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This is an entertaining guide to the myriad popular expressions and sayings that pepper the language. The dictionary not only explains the meanings of over 1200 expressions, but also shows where they came from and how thay became popular

Cassell's Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins

2002
Cassell's Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins

Author: Nigel Rees

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

ISBN: 0304362255

Category: Reference

Page: 274

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For those keen to understand where sayings and words came from, this dictionary is an ideal reference work. It gives over 1200 examples of sayings and words from all over the Anglophone world as well as their derivation.

Cassell Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins

1998-01-01
Cassell Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins

Author: Nigel Rees

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

ISBN: 0304349658

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 273

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Have any idea where the word "nerd" came from, or "twerp"? This dictionary starts where ordinary references beg off. *Discover that bad hair day was originated by California teenagers in the early 1990s. *Learn that bikini comes from the name of a Pacific island used in the 1940s for atomic bomb tests. *Learn why a flight data recorder is called a black box--even though it's orange. 224 pages 5 x 7 3/4.

Cassell's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases

2002
Cassell's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases

Author: Adrian Room

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

ISBN: 0304357669

Category: Reference

Page: 416

View: 943

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The English language is packed with imported words and phrases from languages ancient and modern and CASSELL'S FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES is an engrossing guide. This book goes far beyond the partial coverage of conventional dictionaries and includes a vast range of everyday vocabulary, specialist terms and famous tags and mottos. Each entry is defined and dated with details of derivation and pronunciation.