Dictionary of idioms and their origins /
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| Author / Creator: | Flavell, Linda. |
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| Edition: | New ed., completely revised and updated. |
| Imprint: | London : Kyle Cathie, 2006. |
| Description: | 343 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6102250 |
| Summary: | Reprinted 17 times since it was published in 1992, Dictionary of Idioms has been fully rewritten."This sort of book has two purposes. The first is to be a work of reference ... The second is to entertain ... Linda and Roger Flavell are discerning in their choice of phrase and assiduous in uncovering their origins." --Times Literary Supplement |
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| Physical Description: | 343 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1856266648 |
