A word in your shell-like : 6,000 curious & everyday phrases explained / Nigel Rees
2004, 1st edition. Glasgow : Collins. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #331277
ISBN: 000715593X
Physical description: 768 p.; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: English language Phraseology; Dictionaries.
English language Usage; Dictionaries. English language Terms and phrases; Dictionaries. Terms and phrases; Dictionaries. Phrases.
English language; Terms and phrases. Summary:
Nigel Rees explores well-known phrases - catchphrases, slogans, idioms, clichâes, nicknames, titles of books and films and quotations - and discusses their meaning, origin and usage.
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