The illustrated histories of everyday expressions discover the true stories behind the English language's 64 most popular idioms

"With over 100 illustrations, The Illustrated Histories of Everyday Expressions gets to the bottom of the fascinating, humorous, and often unbelievable origin stories behind the English language's most popular sayings! Including: Jump the shark; Kick the bucket; Close but no cigar; Bring home the ba...

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Main Author:	McGuire, James (Writer on English language) (Author)
Other Authors:	Kalomeris, Alex (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York City : Whalen Book Works, [2019]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	English language > Spoken English > Terms and phrases. English language > Idioms. Figures of speech.
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