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*Betty Kirkpatrick - "CLICHES"- Over 1500 Phrases Explored & Explained
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- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “Part of a small collection. Shows use, but is in good condition.”
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Subject
- Cliches
- ISBN
- 9780312198442
- Publication Name
- Cliches : over 1500 Phrases Explored and Explained
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- ST. Martin's Press
- Publication Year
- 1999
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- Not Available
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Features
- Revised
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 10.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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Betty Kirkpatrick has complied and exhaustive dictionary--a must for writers, crossword puzzle buffs, and anyone who is intrigued by language. Sample entries from Cliches Let the cat out of the bag is an idiom cliche meaning to reveal a secret. In origin it refers allegedly to a fairground tick by which traders sold unwary buyers a cat in a bag, assuring them it was a pig. The buyers did not realize their mistake until they let the cat out of the back, by which time it was too late. Bite the bullet is an idiom cliche meaning to steel oneself to accept something distressing. In origin it probably refers to the days before anesthesia, when soldiers wounded in battle were given a lead bullet to bite on to brace themselves against the pain of surgery. Fly off the handle is an idiom cliche meaning to lose one's temper. Originally American, the expression has its origin in an ax or hammer, the handle of which becomes loosened and flies off after it has struck a blow.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
ST. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312198442
ISBN-13
9780312198442
eBay Product ID (ePID)
755798
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Cliches : over 1500 Phrases Explored and Explained
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Publication Year
1999
Type
Not Available
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pe1689.K48 1999b
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Copyright Date
1996
Topic
Word Lists, Linguistics / Etymology
Lccn
98-051024
Dewey Decimal
423/.1
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Genre
Référence, Language Arts & Disciplines
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