Spilling the beans on the cats pyjamas: popular expressions - what they mean and where we got them
Parkinson, JudyUUUU
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Subject: Subtitled, )Popular Expressions - What They Mean & Where We Got Them(. Explores the history and context of commonly used phrases such as 'keen as mustard' and 'push the boat out'. Despite being used regularly, if anyone actually stopped and thought about what they were saying, they'd realise just how bizarre they sound: Why is being healthy compared to a small stringed instrument But every cloud has a silver lining, so if you're sick as a parrot at being one sandwich short of a picnic, this guide will put you on cloud nine and make you pleased as punch that you'll never put your foot in it again
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London: Michael O'Mara, 2009.
Collation:
191 p. ; 20 cm.
ISBN:
9781843173656 (hbk)
Dewey class:
428422
Local class:
422REF 422
Language:
English
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BRN:
1082495