The Little Book Of Cliches

Download or read book The Little Book of Clichés written by Alison Westwood and published by Canary Press eBooks. This book was released on with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the phrases we use everyday are so woven into our vocabulary that we never think to question their origin or meaning. How often we comfort the broken-hearted with the reassurance that there are ‘plenty more fish in the sea’, or ruin a surprise by ‘letting the cat out of the bag’. We don’t really mean our friend should consider dating a fish, nor do we keep cats in bags, but we use these phrases regardless. Did you know that telling someone to ‘get off their high horse’ comes from the 13th century? Or that ‘hair of the dog’ wasn’t originally a hangover cure, but a belief that applying a dog hair to a dog bite would cure the wound? In the times of Roman Baths, getting the ‘wrong end of the stick’ didn’t translate as a simple misunderstanding, it actually referred to a communal toilet where a stick was used to pass a cloth from person to person, unfortunately some would often receive the wrong end...

Download or read book Clichés written by Nigel Fountain and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entertaining and informative, this collection of clichés really is the best thing since sliced bread ...

Download or read book The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread written by Nigel Fountain and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clichés, those trite little phrases that often get a point across quickly and efficiently, have become such a familiar part of the English language and people’s everyday speech. This entertaining book takes an in-depth look at hundreds of these common expressions in their many forms—where they came from, what they mean, how they’ve evolved over time, and their prominence in today’s society. Inside you’ll discover hundreds explored and explained, such as... · “Thinking outside the box” · “All hands on deck” · “My way or the highway” · “To be perfectly honest” · Technical terms, like “collateral damage” and “pushing the envelope” · And many others! You’ll quickly discover why this fun little compendium is truly the best thing since sliced bread!

Download or read book Dictionary of Cliches written by James Rogers and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1986-12-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The best kind of reference book--one that amuses as it instructs. I fell for it hook, line, and sinker." CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALERR IN A NUTSHELL, here's a terrific A TO Z listing of the meanings and origins of over 2,000 common or particularly interesting cliches for everyone who delights in the pleasure of words.

Download or read book Have a Nice Day--no Problem! written by Christine Ammer and published by Dutton Adult. This book was released on 1992 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives information about some 3000 cliches and expressions in the English language.

Download or read book Cliches written by Betty Kirkpatrick and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1999-01-15 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains alphabetically arranged entries that examine the origins and meanings of over 1,500 cliches.

Download or read book Death Sentences written by Don Watson and published by Gotham. This book was released on 2006-05-04 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of Australia's best-known writers and public intellectuals comes a funny and profound polemic about the sorry state of public language and what can--and must--be done about it.